Running from a Bear: Coordinate Constitutional Interpretation in Canada

(2012) 3(3) Transnational Legal Theory 324-333

9 Pages Posted: 14 Feb 2013

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Eric M. Adams

University of Alberta - Faculty of Law

Date Written: 2012

Abstract

This essay reviews Dennis Baker's Not Quite Supreme: The Courts and Coordinate Constitutional Interpretation (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2010). Baker's book should surprise those legal scholars too keen to dismiss coordinate constitutionalism as irrelevant or misdirected. While Baker’s ultimate claim may fall short, his book offers an intriguing account of Canada’s constitutional separation of powers and hints at the productive possibilities of coordinate interpretation. Baker’s Not Quite Supreme may not quite convince but it nonetheless contributes important ideas to the ongoing debate among disciplines about democracy, judicial review, and the Charter.

Keywords: Canadian constitutional theory, coordinate constitutional interpretation

Suggested Citation

Adams, Eric M., Running from a Bear: Coordinate Constitutional Interpretation in Canada (2012). (2012) 3(3) Transnational Legal Theory 324-333, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2216894

Eric M. Adams (Contact Author)

University of Alberta - Faculty of Law ( email )

Law Centre (111 - 89 Ave)
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H5
Canada

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