1st Edition

Rights and Realities The Judicial Impact of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on Education, Case Law and Political Jurisprudence

By Jonathan L. Black-Branch Copyright 1997
254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1997, this volume examines the enactment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms precipitated change within educational institutions, affecting all levels of governance, administration and day-to-day teaching. This book illustrates the ways in which such change has transpired by first presenting the significance of the Charter , and subsequently focusing on case law.... Read more

1. The Enactment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. 2. New Directions in Education. 3. Fundamental Freedoms. 4. Legal Rights. 5. Equality Rights. 6. Minority Language Educational Rights. 7. Rights and Privileges to Denominational, Separate and Dissentient Schools. 8. Multiculturalism and the Rights and Aboriginal Peoples. 9. Conclusion: the Politicization of the Courts.

Biography

Jonathan Black-Branch is Professor of International and Comparative Law at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.