Public Law Cases Commentary and Analysis 5th Edition by Philip Bryden 9781774626566 *141b [ZZ]

Public Law: Cases, Commentary, and Analysis, 5th Edition is the only text of its kind devoted exclusively to public law in Canada. Serving as a primer on the subject, this title will educate students about the importance of statutes and regulations both as forms of law and as political responses to pressing issues in Canadian society. This text demonstrates concepts, principles, constraints, and theory in a direct and accessible manner, contextualized with carefully selected case excerpts. Cases are presented with insightful author commentary, which offers a compelling, cohesive introduction to the subject of public law.

This edition includes an introduction to the treatment of the rights of Indigenous peoples within the Canadian constitutional framework. It also features significant revisions to statutory interpretation, up-to-date legislation, and recent cases.

• Recent public law developments from the Supreme Court of Canada.
• Significant updates to the chapter on statutory interpretation.
• Comprehensive explanation of public law and the differences between public law and constitutional law.
• Cases in the digital version link to full-text decisions on CanLII.
• Expert authorship: Philip Bryden, Gerard Kennedy, Malcolm Lavoie, Mark Mancini, Leah West, Dwight Newman, and Frankie Young.

Part I: Setting the Stage
Chapter 1: Public Law in Canada
Chapter 2: Legal Theory in Relation to Public Law
Chapter 3: Indigenous Peoples and Public Law
Chapter 4: Sources of Canadian Law
Chapter 5: Recurring Constitutional Principles in Canadian Public Law

Part II: The Key Actors in Public Law
Chapter 6: Parliament and Its Components
Chapter 7: The Functions of Parliament
Chapter 8: The Executive and Its Functions
Chapter 9: The Courts and the Judiciary

Part III: Interplay Between the Courts and the Political Branches of Government
Chapter 10: Statutory Interpretation
Chapter 11: Constraints on Legislative and Administrative Action