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"Class actions are increasingly playing a significant role in providing access to justice to people who have experienced a common wrong. The volume of class actions jurisprudence in Canada has increased exponentially in recent years. Containing insights from two of the foremost Canadian class action jurists and a leading academic in the field, this text offers a comprehensive review of the ever-expanding law of class actions from trial and appellate courts across Canada"--Publisher.

"Law students generally learn that the class action is a complex joinder device that can serve as a powerful check on governmental or corporate excess or illegality. It is unlikely, however, that they are ... asked to view the class action device from the broader perspectives of constitutional or political theory. The purpose of this book is to undertake just such an inquiry, and to draw a number of valuable lessons for the structure and viability of the modern class action"--Introduction, page 2

"Class Actions in Canada: Cases, Notes, and Materials, 3rd Edition leverages the experience of practising lawyers from eight Ontario law firms as well as chartered arbitrator and law professor Janet Walker. This casebook highlights key case law and current legislative regimes guiding the certification of class actions, the determination of representation, and the approval of settlements. It explores procedural challenges, including the complexities of multijurisdictional actions."-- Provided by publisher.

On its simplest level, the purpose of this book is to explain the legal rules applicable to cases of large scale claims, typically in "product liability" and "mass torts." The book builds on a recognition that there is a field of practice--and, increasingly, of legal study--which demands a working comprehension of the way in which a number of apparently diverse fields of practice interact in the modern courtroom. These practice areas include, but are not limited to, product liability, torts, corporation law, evidence, conflict of laws, class actions, and the law of remedies. Large scale claims have generated significant changes to both substantive and procedural rules as courts struggle to reconcile modern models of production and consumption with the requirements of justice in the enforcement of private and public obligations. It is this struggle which The Law of Large-Scale Claims addresses.

"In 1984, the Supreme Court of Canada, in Hunter v Southam, declared warrantless searches unreasonable under section 8 of the Charter. Police would henceforth require authorization based on "reasonable and probable grounds." The decision promised to protect individuals from encroaching state power, but as Richard Jochelson and David Ireland argue, post-Hunter search and seizure law took a turn away from the landmark decision. A close examination of dozens of post-Hunter cases reveals that section 8 protections have become more difficult to obtain in the post-9/11 era. Rather than developing rigorous standards for new search and surveillance techniques and technologies, the court has used the Charter to sanction broader police powers. Yet, even as it demonstrates that the core principles of Dickson's vision for section 8 rights have been diminished in an era of heightened security and expanding police powers, Privacy in Peril suggests that increasing citation of Hunter in the halls of justice offers hope that some protection of civil liberties will endure in the twenty-first century."-- Provided by publisher.

"The book, as part of our Criminal Law Series, is a very practical and balanced treatment of all issues related to search and seizure laws in Canada. Unlike drugs, sexual offences, fraud etc., which appeal to a particular sub-set within criminal law writ large, this book is one of general application, applying to all types of offences within the criminal justice system. The book focuses on issues related to the reasonable expectation of privacy, the search warrant application process, production orders, special Criminal Code search powers, ancillary orders, authorizations, warrantless searches, post-seizure reporting and detention and return of seized property, reviewing a search and seizure process, and the exclusion of evidence."-- Provided by publisher.

"The Law of Search and Seizure in Canada is the definitive text on all aspects of this intricate and rapidly evolving area of criminal law. Much cited by Canadian courts at all levels, this seminal volume clearly lays out the complex legal framework that governs the issuance, execution and review of search warrants, and the rules limiting warrantless activities by state agents. The book also analyzes the central role of the Charter of Rights in determining the legality of police action and the admissibility of evidence when constitutional protections are breached."-- Provided by publisher.

« Par son approche didactique, ce manuel expose le droit de la protection de la jeunesse. Il s'adresse à toute personne - intervenante ou novice - désirant approfondir ses connaissances en rapport avec l'un ou l'autre des aspects légaux de ce domaine particulier. Faisant suite à une deuxième édition consacrée aux profonds changements résultant de l'adoption de la loi de 2017, la présente version, restructurée et approfondie, intègre les constats des commissions Viens et Laurent sur les enfants autochtones, en plus de signaler les modifications apportées par le projet de loi n° 15 de 2022. Le préambule et les principes directeurs de la L.P.J. sont mis à l'honneur, de même que les règles ayant trait à la confidentialité et la durée d'une intervention. À l'instar de l'édition précédente, on y trouve l'évolution de la loi et la description des volets social et judiciaire en lien avec l'approche québécoise à la problématique. Par ailleurs, le texte ne néglige aucunement les principes régissant la lésion de droits, le témoignage de l'enfant, le secret professionnel, puis bien d'autres sujets encore. Le présent ouvrage démystifie le sujet en s'appuyant sur l'abondant corpus jurisprudentiel qui illustre les nombreux principes applicables. Il incorpore également l'ensemble des dispositions législatives et réglementaires en vigueur à ce jour. Le plus grand soin fut apporté pour guider et outiller le lecteur à travers les différentes étapes du processus d'intervention auprès des jeunes en difficulté. » -- Page 4 de la couverture.

"This handbook presents youth protection law in Quebec. Practitioners, workers from the DYP, and anyone wishing to broaden their knowledge on the various legal aspects of this area of practice will greatly benefit from this helpful guide. It is a translation of the highly successful French publication, Droit de la protection de la jeunesse, 3e édition, written by the same author."-- Provided by publisher.

<<Cette publication reproduit le texte de la Loi sur la protection de la jeunesse, lequel est accompagné d'annotations ainsi que de l'interprétation qu'ont donnée à celles-ci la Cour du Québec, Chambre de la jeunesse, et les tribunaux supérieurs. Le texte annoté de la loi est à jour au 4 juin 2003>>

« Le droit électoral concerne le vote mais aussi, plus largement, l’ensemble des règles qui régissent le choix de représentants des citoyens au sein d’institutions politiques. Plus fondamentalement, le droit électoral touche la qualité de la démocratie. Lorsqu’il faillit à sa mission, par exemple en matière de financement ou d’intégrité du résultat du vote, c’est tout l’édifice démocratique qui est fragilisé. Malgré son importance, le sujet n’a jusqu’à maintenant fait l’objet d’aucun ouvrage de référence au Québec. Le livre Droit électoral québécois -- Repères et enjeux contemporains vise à répondre à ce besoin, principalement dans le langage du droit, mais aussi en puisant aux autres disciplines qui peuvent en enrichir l’étude, dont la science politique et l’histoire. Pierre Vallée propose ici une synthèse et un regard nouveau sur l’histoire du droit électoral québécois, sur ses acteurs ainsi que sur ses principes et thèmes fondamentaux, dont la représentation électorale, l’administration des scrutins, le financement et les dépenses politiques, les mécanismes de contrôle, les dispositions pénales, la protection des renseignements personnels des électeurs de même que les campagnes numériques. Bien qu’il ait beaucoup en commun avec les autres démocraties représentatives, la singularité du régime électoral québécois est mise en relief, ainsi que les débats qui l’animent, dans ce panorama qui intéressera à la fois les juristes et les chercheurs d’autres disciplines ayant les élections pour objet d’étude. »-- Quatrième de couverture

"Written by two of Canada’s leading constitutional scholars, the seventh edition of The Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides a uniquely accessible yet thorough and objective account of the Canadian Charter. This new edition includes, for the first time, a chapter examining Aboriginal and Treaty rights. The authors examine the manner in which Canadian courts have come to terms with the constitutional protection of rights, focusing on the decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada. The purpose is to explain Charter and Aboriginal rights, their interpretation by the courts, and their practical application. This edition also highlights a number of important cases in recent Canadian law. For example, Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique refused to accept that controlling the cost of minority-language education, which is a Charter right, would justify limiting that right under section 1. The decision also refused to extend qualified immunities from Charter damage awa rds to government policy decisions. The Frank decision, which struck down the disenfranchisement of Canadian citizens living abroad, and an important new remedies case, Ontario (Attorney General) v G, which will affect suspended declarations of invalidity and applicable exemptions, are both given a detailed and comprehensive analysis. The authors also discuss recent developments in the section 2(b) right to freedom of religion, including both the Ktunaxa Nation decision rejecting an Indigenous group’s claim that a development project would infringe on their right to freedom of religion, and the Trinity Western decisions dealing with a religiously motivated covenant that discriminated against prospective LGBTQ2S+ law students; developments in freedom of expression, including election spending and journalists being required to reveal their sources; the important role played by the Charter in the criminal process, including the Boudreault decision, which extends the protection against c ruel and unusual punishment; and developments in the area of equality rights, including decisions on pay equity and the Fraser case, which deals with pension benefits for women."-- Provided by publisher.

'This publication presents a fascinating account of the struggles and reforms that have shaped Canada's electoral system from pre-Confederation times to the present day. Originally researched and published in 1997 and updated in 2007, this third edition -