Public Law at the Mclachlin Court : The First Decade

Beverley McLachlin was sworn in as the seventeenth Chief Justice of Canada on 7 January 2000. This book focuses on con­stitutional and administrative law decisions  rendered in the first decade of the McLachlin Court. It includes contributions in both English and French from leading scholars who examine the Court’s legacy in areas such as federalism, Aboriginal rights, Charter rights such as equality and freedom of association, criminal law, and public international law. The book provides authoritative insight into the many important judgments that helped to define or redefine the Canadian legal landscape in the first decade of the 21^st century as well as glimpse into what Canadians might expect from our highest Court in the years ahead.

David A. Wright is Associate Chair, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. Mr. Wright practiced labour, administrative, human rights law, and civil litigation at a Toronto law firm and appeared as counsel before various administrative tribunals and all levels of courts. He taught administrative law at Osgoode Hall Law School as an adjunct professor.

Adam Dodek, B.A. (McGill) J.D. (Harvard), L.L.M. (Toronto) is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa where he teaches Public Law and Legislation, Torts and Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Professor Dodek's areas of research include public law, the legal profession, the judiciary and legal ethics.