Beyond the Constitution: Analyzing the Effects of Critical Infrastructure Laws on Protestors, Citizens, and the Courts

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dc.contributor.advisorFluker, Shaun
dc.contributor.authorBilak, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-08T22:01:41Z
dc.date.available2023-12-08T22:01:41Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-13
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes critical infrastructure laws as a policy tool of government. By creating a functional definition of them, locating where they exist in Canada and the US, and outlining in a literature review their history, this paper seeks to determine whether they may have unintended consequences beyond protecting infrastructure. This paper picks three distinct groups as case studies: peaceful protestors, general citizens, and the courts. It finds that, despite their success in protecting critical infrastructure, there is a risk that they chill peaceful protests, are impossible to always follow, and erode the legitimacy of the courts. The paper concludes with three recommendations that governments should consider to mitigate these risks.
dc.identifier.citationBilak, R. (2023). Beyond the Constitution: Analyzing the Effects of Critical Infrastructure Laws on Protestors, Citizens, and the Courts (Unpublished master's project). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1880/117682
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Public Policy
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Graduate Studies
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.titleBeyond the Constitution: Analyzing the Effects of Critical Infrastructure Laws on Protestors, Citizens, and the Courts
dc.typereport
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Policy
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