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"The book delivers a comprehensive overview of the foundational concepts, principles, sources, and institutions of the international legal system and how they are experienced and practiced domestically and in foreign relations"-- Résumé de l'éditeur.

"In [this book the authors] examine the court-imposed territorial restrictions and other bail and sentencing conditions that are increasingly issued in the context of criminal proceedings. Drawing on extensive fieldwork with legal actors in the criminal justice system, as well as those who have been subjected to court surveillance, the authors demonstrate the devastating impact these restrictions have on the marginalized populations (the homeless, drug users, sex workers and protesters) who depend on public spaces. On a broader level, the authors show how red zones, unlike better publicized forms of spatial regulation such as legislation or policing strategies, create a form of legal territorialization that threatens to invert traditional expectations of justice and reshape our understanding of criminal law and punishment"--Publisher's website

Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides that "[e]veryone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice." This book analyzes all aspects of section 7. It outlines the place of section 7 in the constitutional order; how courts decide whether a particular legal principle is so fundamental that it merits recognition under section 7; the conditions under which section 7 will apply to a legal dispute; the legal norms that have been recognized, or rejected, as principles of fundamental justice under section 7; and the very limited circumstances in which an infringement of section 7 will be justified under section 1. The second edition has been extensively revised to take into account several significant changes in the law over the last several years, including the Supreme Court of Canada's decisions in Bedford (sex work) and Carter (medically assisted dying).

"In Canada since 1875, courts have been permitted to act as advisors alongside their ordinary, adjudicative role. This book offers the first detailed examination of that role from a legal perspective. When one thinks of courts, it is most often in the context of deciding cases: live disputes involving spirited, adversarial debate between opposing parties. Sometimes, though, a court is granted the power to answer questions in the absence of cases through a reference or advisory opinions. These proceedings raise many questions: about the judicial role, about the relationship between courts and those who seek their "advice", and about the nature of law. Tracking their use in Canada since the country's Confederation and looking to the experience in other legal systems, this book considers how reference opinions draw courts into the complex relationship between law and politics. Focusing on key themes such as the separation of powers, federalism, rights and precedent, this book provides an important and timely study of a fascinating phenomenon"-- Provided by publisher

"The fifth edition of Environmental Law, is a comprehensive introductory guide to environmental law in Canada which incorporates discussion of recent developments in environmental litigation and regulation alongside reference to key statutory developments from the past half decade. In addition, updating and revisions highlight significant developments in several key areas, notably federal and provincial climate change action following the 2015 Paris Agreement and issues associated with Aboriginal consultation, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and traditional environmental knowledge."-- Provided by publisher.

"Certes, le droit international privé des provinces canadiennes de Common Law, qui, lui, procède du droit anglais, présente certaines ressemblances avec le droit international privé québécois. Cependant, des différences importantes divisent les deux régimes"--Publisher's description

"Cet ouvrage a pour objectif de permettre à tous de « fréquenter » le droit international privé et de ne plus voir en lui un spectre mais plutôt, comme nous le considérons, une matière passionnante. Sans jamais tomber dans la vulgarisation, nous avons essayé de présenter les concepts et les principes sous forme simple, parfois grâce à des schémas, afin de les rendre le plus accessibles possible. Nous nous sommes attardées à la façon dont le droit international privé fonctionne, plus qu'à son application dans des domaines spécifiques. Nous proposons au lecteur une boîte à outils grâce à laquelle, une fois les éléments maîtrisés, il devient moins ardu de déployer le raisonnement au service de tel ou tel problème."-- Site web de l'éditeur

Rights, Wrongs, and Injustices is the first comprehensive account of remedial law’s scope, foundations, and structure. A remedy, it argues, is a judicial ruling, and remedial law is the body of rules governing the availability and content of remedies. Focusing on rulings that are intended to resolve private law disputes (e.g. awards of damages, injunctions, and restitutionary orders), this book explains why remedial law is distinctive, how it relates to substantive law, and what its foundational principles are. Drawing on doctrinal, historical, and philosophical sources, it advances four main arguments. First, the question of what courts should do when individuals seek their assistance (the focus of remedial law) is different from the question of how individuals should treat one another in their day-to-day lives (the focus of substantive law). Second, remedies provide distinctive reasons to perform the actions they command; in particular, they provide reasons different from those provided by either rules or sanctions. Third, remedial law has a complex relationship to substantive law. Some remedies are responses to rights-threats, others to wrongs, and yet others to injustices. Further, remedies respond to these events in different ways: while some remedies replicate substantive duties, others modify duties or create entirely new duties. Finally, remedial law is underpinned by general principles—principles that cut across the traditional distinctions between so-called ‘legal’ and ‘equitable’ remedies. Together, these arguments provide the foundation for an understanding of remedial law that takes the concept of a remedy seriously, classifies remedies according to their grounds and content, illuminates the relationship between remedies and substantive rights, and explains remedial law in terms of general principles, not historical categories.

"Le Droit des rapports collectifs du travail au Québec se veut d'abord un manuel visant à combler les besoins d'apprentissage des étudiants en droit du travail et en relations industrielles, de même qu'un livre de référence destiné à servir les praticiens de ces deux disciplines. Mais il s'agit également d'une étude critique du droit des rapports collectifs du travail animée d'une double perspective théorique : mettre en lumière les carences de ce droit à l'heure de la mondialisation et de la crise économique et financière qui l'accompagne depuis 2008; souligner les possibilités qu'offre aux acteurs la mobilisation des normes juridiques vu la nouvelle vigueur des mouvements sociaux, ici et ailleurs. L'ouvrage, tout en donnant un exposé précis de l'état du droit en la matière, entend donc apporter une contribution originale à la réflexion critique sur les rapports collectifs du travail dont l'importance économique, sociale et politique, grandement mise à mal à l'échelle de l'Amérique du Nord, demeure pourtant manifeste en contexte québécois. Cette édition présente la matière en deux volumes. Le Volume I, intitulé Le régime général, traite des fondements du droit des rapports collectifs du travail et en expose le régime général, tel que le détermine le Code du travail du Québec. L'approfondissement de ce régime général permet de mieux rendre compte, dans le cadre de cette seconde édition, du travail capital accompli par la Commission des relations du travail (CRT). Le Volume II (Les régimes particuliers) présente une analyse d'ensemble des régimes particuliers de négociation collective, de plus en plus nombreux au Québec. Sont considérées de manière approfondie les normes propres au secteur public et aux services essentiels, aux décrets de convention collective, à l'industrie de la construction, aux ressources familiales dans le secteur de la santé et des services sociaux, à la situation des cadres, etc."-- Résumé de l'éditeur

The fourth edition of this established work is a systematic study of the law of sale of goods with reference to UK and Commonwealth authorities and relevant UK and EU legislation. The book combines depth of treatment of problem areas with insightful commentary on possible lines of argument on traditionally difficult topics. It provides full coverage of content, interpretation, and performance issues relating to sale of goods agreements. The book also addresses the relevant aspects of consumer law, as well as issues such as recoverability of damages, currency, and interest. The work has been updated in its fourth edition to cover all recent developments in case law, most notably The Supreme Court in PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC v OW Bunker Malta Ltd (The Res Cogitans) [2016] UKSC 23, which has given rise to a new category of contract: the sui generis supply contract, for which no statutory model yet exists. Also examined in depth is the Consumer Rights Act 2015, which has profoundly affected the structure of sales law and, in a number of key instances, has also affected the substance of the law. This work remains the leading work of scholarship and an invaluable reference for all practitioners and scholars working in the field

This fourth edition of Commercial Insolvency in Canada continues the practical approach of earlier versions and proceeds from the basic premise that all persons interested in or affected by commercial insolvency are entitled to be treated with respect in the insolvency process and are entitled to participate in the process effectively to pursue their legitimate interests.The first two chapters of the book form the basis of discussion of the position of each group of constituents of the insolvent debtor that follows in subsequent chapters. In the final chapter, readers will find an outline of Canada’s version of the UNCITRAL Model Law for recognizing and giving effect to foreign insolvency proceedings in Canada as well as an analysis of cross-border restructuring proceedings based in Canada. Throughout this treatise, McElcheran strives to focus on insolvency as a whole – rather than discussing the patches in isolation, he describes the overall state of the quilt.

Legal thinkers typically justify contract law on the basis of economics or promissory morality. But Peter Benson takes another approach. He argues that contract is best explained as a transfer of rights governed by a conception of justice. The result is a comprehensive theory of contract law congruent with Rawlsian liberalism.

"In 2018, Parliament repealed and replaced all driving provisions of the Criminal Code, in part as a response to the enactment of the Cannabis Act. Impaired Driving and Other Criminal Code Driving Offences: A Practitioner's Handbook is a ... guide to this new legislation, designed to assist Crown and defence lawyers, as well as members of the judiciary. It explores all aspects of this area of law, including the different types of offences, the investigation process, provincial procedural differences, trial strategies and issues, sentencing, and ethics."--Provided by publisher.