Canada in the World

In this volume marking the Sesquicentennial of Confederation in Canada, leading scholars and jurists discuss the evolution of the Canadian Constitution since the British North America Act 1867; the role of the Supreme Court in interpreting the Constitution as a ‘living tree’ capable of application to new legal issues; and the growing influence of both the Constitution, with its entrenched Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the decisions of the Court on other constitutional courts dealing with a wide range of issues pertaining to human rights and democratic government. The contributors assess how the Canadian Constitution accommodates the cultural diversity of the country’s territories and peoples while ensuring the universal applicability of its provisions; the role of the Court in interpreting and applying the Constitution; and the growing global influence of the Constitution and decisions of the Court on legislatures and courts in other countries.

Author Biography

Richard Albert is Professor of Law at the University of Texas, Austin. Previously, he was Professor of Law at Boston College Law School, with visiting appointments at Yale University, Connecticut, Externado University of Colombia, University of Toronto, and Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC Herzliya). A graduate of Yale, Harvard and Oxford Universities, he formerly served as law clerk to the Chief Justice of Canada. David R. Cameron is Professor of Political Science at Yale University, Connecticut, and the Director of the Yale Program in European Union Studies. He has written extensively in the field of comparative political economy and the impact on states of globalization, including a book, co-edited with Gustav Ranis and Annalisa Zinn, entitled Globalization and Self-Determination: Is the Nation-State under Siege? (2012).