Russell Brown, Vers une théorie canadienne de la séparation des pouvoirs (Thémis 2023), 50 pages In our increasingly complex societies, there are few aspects of life that remain unregulated. But the greater the powers of the state, the more suspicious people become of how they are exercised. P.J. O'Rourke once famously declared that "giving money […] Read more
Abstract In 1982, Professors François Chevrette and Herbert Marx pioneered the publication of Droit constitutionnel : notes et jurisprudence (P.U.M.), a monumental work that combined its pedagogical function with that of a doctrinal reference. Thirty-four years later, a new edition of the first part of the famous work has been published, devoted to the fundamental […] Read more
Abstract In 1982, Professors François Chevrette and Herbert Marx published a pioneering work: Droit constitutionnel: notes et jurisprudence (P.U.M.) 1264 pages, a monumental resource allying pedagogy with doctrinal reference. Thirty-four years later, a new edition of the first part of the celebrated work has finally been published, covering the fundamental principles of Canadian constitutional law (except […] Read more
G. Webber, Droits et droit (Thémis 2020), 84 pages Synopsis Philosophical reflection on rights and law is progressing and regressing. It is a sign of regression that the case law and literature on human rights (a) take for granted that rights and law are generally opposed, (b) conceive of rights so as to omit relationships […] Read more
Sir Rabinder Singh, What is a "Democratic Society"? (Thémis 2018), 66 pages "A democratic society is not only one in which the people elect their government. It is also a community in which everyone enjoys fundamental human rights on an equal basis and in which those rights are enforceable in independent courts." – Sir Rabinder […] Read more
D. Pinard, Les faits alternatifs du droit constitutionnel (Thémis 2018), 76 pages Synopsis In a context where we increasingly take for fact that which we merely deem to be true, we might wonder if the law creates a parallel factual universe of its own as well. Relevant social facts are legion in the constitutional context, whether we […] Read more
H. Marx, My Story (Montréal: Thémis, 2018), 180 p. Born in Montréal, Herbert Marx received his B.A. from Concordia University, his M.A. in English Literature and a Bachelor of Law Degree from the Université de Montréal. He earned a Master's of Law Degree from Harvard University. Having placed first at the Québec Bar Exams […] Read more
J. Borrows, Indigenous Law and Governance: Challenging Pre-Contact and Post-Contact Distinctions in Canadian Constitutional Law? (Thémis 2017), 60 pages Synopsis Indigenous peoples’ law, while suppressed and fractured by colonial suppression and misrecognition, is an animating source of authority throughout the country. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court’s view of the historical nature of Aboriginal rights has prevented Indigenous […] Read more
Abstract In 1982, Professors François Chevrette and Herbert Marx published a pioneering work: Droit constitutionnel: notes et jurisprudence (P.U.M.) 1264 pages, a monumental resource allying pedagogy with doctrinal reference. Thirty-four years later, a new edition of the first part of the celebrated work has finally been published, covering the fundamental principles of Canadian constitutional law (except the […] Read more
Yves de Montigny, La sécurité nationale devant les tribunaux : un équilibre précaire entre droits fondamentaux et sûreté de l’État (Thémis 2016), 128 pages Comment les tribunaux se sont-ils acquittés du mandat que leur confie la Constitution canadienne? Ont-ils su faire preuve d’indépendance d’esprit et résisté aux pressions qui s’exercent sur eux, tant de la […] Read more