Special Issue Foreward: The Notwithstanding Clause

Authors

  • The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21991/cf29459

Abstract

In this foreward, the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin provides a summary of the many questions that are currently swirling around the notwithstanding clause and its place within the Canadian constitutional order. These include questions about the relationship between the notwithstanding clause and other constitutional provisions (e.g. section 28 of the Charter) and questions about the legitimacy of pre-emptive invocations of the clause.

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Published

2024-02-09

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Vol. 32 No. 3 (2024): Special Issue: The Notwithstanding Clause

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