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A written constitution for Quebec? /

"No province in Canada has codified a written constitution, and whether Quebec should be the first remains a controversial question. A Written Constitution for Quebec? enters into the debate, drawing a roadmap through the legal, political, and constitutional terrain of the issue. Leading schola...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Albert, Richard (Law professor) (Editor ), Sirota, Léonid (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2023.
Colección:Democracy, diversity, and citizen engagement series ; 9.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Constitution and Codification
  • Part 1: Framing the debate
  • 1. Oui, Quebec Needs a Written Constitution
  • 2. Legal Roadblocks to Proposals for a Quebec Constitution
  • 3. Formal Constitutions of the Federating and Federated States of Canada
  • pt. 2: Purposes and prospects
  • 4. A Codified Quebec Constitution: A Vain Pursuit or the Making of a Sovereign People?
  • 5. Interculturalism and the Plea for an Informal Constitution: Responding to the Challenge of Polyethnicity in Quebec
  • 6. Constitutive Power and the Nation(s) of Quebec
  • 7. Why Alberta Needs a Constitution
  • pt. 3: Insights from abroad
  • 8. Political Functions and Limitations of Contemporary State Constitutions in the United States
  • 9. The Brazilian Experience with Subnational Constitutions: What Went Wrong?
  • 10. Constitutionalization à l'Écosse: Subnational Constitutionalism as Constitutional Reconciliation
  • Should Quebec Adopt a Written Constitution? A (But Not The) Conclusion.