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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Cairns, Alan C. Charter Versus Federalism: The Dilemmas of Constitutional Reform. McGill-Queens University Press, 1992. Evaluates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as a source of dissonance that could undermine future federal-provincial constitutional negotiations.

Hiebert, Janet L. Limiting Rights: The Dilemma of Judicial Review. McGill-Queens University Press, 1996. This study question's the power of Canada's unelected courts to review legislative decisions based on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Manfredi, Christopher P. Judicial Power and the Charter: Canada and the Paradox of Liberal Constitutionalism. McClelland & Stewart, 1993. A study of the legal ramifications of Canada's 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Meehan, Eugene, ed. The 1995 Annotated Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Carswell, 1994. The complete text of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, with clause by clause annotations.

Peacock, Anthony A., ed. Rethinking the Constitution: Perspectives on Canadian Constitutional Reform, Interpretation and Theory. Oxford University Press, 1996. A collection of essays critical of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Russell, Peter H., and others. Federalism and the Charter: Leading Constitutional Decisions. Carleton University Press, 1989. Explains Canadian constitutional law.

Schneiderman, David, and Kate Sutherland, eds. Charting the Consequences: The Impact of Charter Rights on Canadian Law and Politics. University of Toronto Press, 1997. An assessment of the document's impact on Canadians.

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