The Motor Vehicle Reference and the Relevance of American Doctrine in Charter Adjudication
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1987
Source Publication
Constitutional Litigation. Toronto, ON: Butterworths, 1987.
Keywords
American jurisprudence; Canadian constitution; Constitutional interpretation; Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act. S. 2; S. 15. S. 7
Abstract
It is inevitable that Canadian courts will rely on American jurisprudence in adjudicating cases under the Charter. The court's failure to probe the American experience in Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act before pronouncing on the scope of section 7 is the focus of this article.
Repository Citation
Cameron, Jamie. "The Motor Vehicle Reference and the Relevance of American Doctrine in Charter Adjudication." Sharpe, Robert J, ed. Constitutional Litigation. Toronto, ON: Butterworths, 1987.
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