{"product_id":"the-tenth-justice-judicial-appointments-marc-nadon-and-the-supreme-court-act-reference-hardback-9780774864275","title":"The Tenth Justice; Judicial Appointments, Marc Nadon, and the Supreme Court Act Reference (Hardback) 9780774864275","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Tenth Justice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eJudicial Appointments, Marc Nadon, and the Supreme Court Act Reference\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarissima Mathen (Author), Michael Plaxton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774864275\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 June 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe process by which Supreme Court judges are appointed is traditionally a quiet affair, but this certainly wasn't the case when Prime Minister Stephen Harper selected Justice Marc Nadon for appointment to Canada's highest court. Here, for the first time, is the complete story of \"the Nadon Reference\" – one of the strangest sagas in Canadian legal history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the Prime Minister's announcement, controversy swirled and debate raged: as a federal court judge, was Marc Nadon eligible for one of the three seats traditionally reserved for Quebec? Then, in March 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada broke new ground in statutory interpretation and constitutional law when it released the \u003cem\u003eReference re Supreme Court Act, ss 5 and 6.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith detailed historical and legal analysis, including never-before-published interviews, \u003cem\u003eThe Tenth Justice\u003c\/em\u003e explains how the Nadon Reference came to be a case at all, the issues at stake, and its legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 What's So Bad About Marc Nadon? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 The Prime Minister's Prerogative\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Memos\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Asking and Telling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 The Legal Showdown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 The Opinion and Its Critics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 The Aftermath\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 Judicial Appointments Law\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 A Court Frozen in Amber\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes; Selected Bibliography; Index of Cases; Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"UBC Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531136954648,"sku":"9780774864275","price":51.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-tenth-justice-judicial-appointments-marc-nadon-and-the-supreme-court-act-reference-hardback-9780774864275","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}