PPAL 6100 3.0
Canadian Constitutional and Administrative Law
Winter Term, 2007-08
Course Directors: Ian Greene & Richard Haigh
Course Web
Site
Instructors Professors Ian Greene & Richard Haigh
Offices & Hours Greene: Room 224 McLaughlin College
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 9:30 am to 11:30 am (Keele Campus), 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm on teaching days, (1 Dundas St. West),
or by appointment. Call 416-736-5128, and speak to receptionist, to make appointment.
Haigh: Room 237 Osgoode Hall Law School
Office Hours: Mondays from 1:00-2:00 p.m. (starting January 21, 2008) and Tuesdays from 1:00-2:00 p.m. (starting January 8,
2008), 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm on teaching days at 1 Dundas West, or at other times by appointment. To book an appointment, please
contact Prof. Haigh by phone or email.
Contact Greene: 416-736-2100, ext. 77083 (best contact method) igreene@yorku.ca (phone to mention that email sent).
Fax: 416-736-5436.
Haigh: 416-650-8257, or rhaigh@osgoode.yorku.ca.
Fax: 416-736-5736.
Course Location Room E, 26th Floor, 1 Dundas West, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Tuesday Evenings
Course
Description
This course examines the Canadian
court system, judicial interpretation of the division of powers between
federal
and provincial governments, and judicial review under the Charter of Rights and other human rights instruments.
The implications of the rule of law for
public officials are explored, as well as judicial review of
administrative
decisions.
ON-LINE READINGS
Case Analysis
Assignment
a) Singh v. Minister of Employment and Immigration, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 177, and
b) Charkaoui v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), [2007] 1 S.C.R. 350, 2007 SCCIntroduction to Public Law
British
North America Act, 1867 (also known as the Constitution
Act, 1867)
Roncarelli v. Duplessis (1959), 16
DLR (2d) 689 (SCC).
Canadian
Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Canadian
Charter of Rights and Freedoms (lecture)
R v. Oakes (1986), 26 D.L.R. (4th) 200 (SCC).
Sparrow v. The
Queen, [1990] 1 SCR 1075.
Sauvé v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer), [2002] 3 S.C.R. 51.
Rights and Freedoms Under the Charter
RWDSU v. Dolphin
Delivery Ltd., [1986] 2 S.C.R. 573.
Multani v. Commission
scolaire Marguerite‑Bourgeoys, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 256.
Wynberg v. Ontario, Ontario Court of Appeal,
July 7, 2006.
Queen v. L.B.,
Ontario Court of Appeal (2007)
Equality Rights
Bliss v. AG. Canada (1978), 92 DLR (3d) 417 (SCC).
Law Society of BC v. Andrews (1989), 56 DLR 1 (SCC).
Law v. Minister
of Human Resources Development (1999),
170 DLR (4th) 1 (SCC).
Access to Justice
British Columbia (Minister of Forests) v.
Okanagan Indian Band, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 371.
Administrative Law
Baker v. Canada
(Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1999] 2 S.C.R.
817.
Pushpanathan v. Canada
(Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 982.
Briefing
Cases
Academic
Honesty
On-Line
Resources
Citations
Supplemental Materials
Highlights of the Canadian Constitution
Powerpoint Presentations