The Politicization of administrative law in Canada?

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dc.contributor.advisorKnopff, Rainer
dc.contributor.authorGlenn, John Edward
dc.coverage.spatial20000046en
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-05T16:52:50Z
dc.date.available2005-08-05T16:52:50Z
dc.date.issued1992
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 133-139.en
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, Canadians have increasingly followed the American lead in their reliance upon the courts as instruments of political change. Whether the politicization of law in Canada has extended beyond the realm of constitutional law, however, remains an understudied question. This thesis examines the potential for the politicization of administrative law in Canada through an examination of a series of recent cases concerning federal environmental assessment activities under the Environmental Assessment Review Process Guidelines Order. The thesis hypothesizes that the prospects for the politicization of administrative law in Canada along American lines are rather bleak due to the Canadian executive's greater ability to forestall activist jurisprudence or overcome such activism as does occur through new legislation. This hypothesis is bourne out by the case study of environmental assessment litigation. The thesis concludes that due to the institutional context within which Canadian courts operate, the traditional model of administrative decision-making, based on the prudential exercise of executive discretion, will probably continue to inform environmental decision-making well into the foreseeable future.
dc.format.extentvi, 139 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationGlenn, J. E. (1992). The Politicization of administrative law in Canada? (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17936en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/17936
dc.identifier.isbn0315791616en
dc.identifier.lccKF 5402 G54 1992en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/31103
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.subject.lccKF 5402 G54 1992en
dc.subject.lcshAdministrative law - Canada
dc.subject.lcshCanada - Politics and government
dc.subject.lcshPublic law - Canada
dc.titleThe Politicization of administrative law in Canada?
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Science
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 820 520535244
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ucalgary.thesis.uarcreleaseyen
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