Health Care and the Charter - Christopher P. Manfredi, Antonia Maioni

Health Care and the Charter

Legal Mobilization and Policy Change in Canada
Buch | Hardcover
180 Seiten
2018
University of British Columbia Press (Verlag)
978-0-7748-3553-4 (ISBN)
67,30 inkl. MwSt
An engaging study of the clash between two iconic Canadian policy instruments – universal, single-payer health care and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – and the effects on politics and policy.
Since the introduction of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, individuals and organizations have increasingly turned to the courts to try to bring about policy change in areas such as health care. Health Care and the Charter explores the systematic use of Charter litigation in the area of health care and the ultimate policy impact of the resulting judicial decisions. Christopher P. Manfredi and Antonia Maioni examine three of the most controversial Supreme Court decisions in recent years. Eldridge (1997) and Auton (2004) invited the Court to extend the scope of publicly funded services, while Chaouilli (2005) asked the Court to allow private health services. This book explores the paths that brought litigants to the Court, the arguments and evidence they mustered to support their positions, and the substance of the victory or defeat the Court provided them. The volume then assesses the ultimate impact of these cases in both policy and political terms.

Christopher P. Manfredi is a professor of political science and provost and vice-principal (academic) at McGill University. He served as coeditor the Canadian Journal of Political Science (1996–99) and as a special guest on the editorial committee of the Annual Review of Law and Social Science (2005). He has written four books, including Feminist Activism in the Supreme Court: Legal Mobilization and the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (2004), which won the Canadian Law and Society Association’s Best Book Award. He has also coedited two books, including Contested Constitutionalism: Reflections on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (2009). Antonia Maioni is a professor of political science and dean of the Faculty of Arts at McGill University. She previously served as Associate Vice-Principal for Research and International Relations (2015–16) and as the director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (2001–11). Her research and publications focus on social and health policy; and Canadian, Québec, and comparative politics. She served as president of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences from 2013 to 2015, and she has served on the Research Council of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research since 2015.

Introduction

The Supreme Court and Health Policy: An Overview

Eldridge v British Columbia: Effective Communication and the Sounds of Silence

Auton v British Columbia: Reversal of Fortune

Chaoulli v Quebec: The Last Line of Defence for Citizens

Conclusion

Notes; Bibliography; Cases Cited; Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Law and Society
Verlagsort Vancouver
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 380 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitswesen
Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht Medizinrecht
ISBN-10 0-7748-3553-2 / 0774835532
ISBN-13 978-0-7748-3553-4 / 9780774835534
Zustand Neuware
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