Contested constitutionalism reflections on the canadian charter of rights and freedoms ubcpress o vancouver toronto contents acknowledgments ix introduction 1 should we cheer contested constitutionalism and the canadian charter of rights and freedoms i 3 james b kelly and christopher p manfredi part 1 governance and institutions 2 legalise this the chartering of canadian politics . Contested constitutionalism reflections on the canadian charter of rights and freedoms law and society amazonde kelly james b manfredi christopher p . Twenty five years later the charter remains the subject of controversy as social commentators and public intellectuals assess its influence on political institutions public policy and conceptions of citizenship in the canadian federation contested constitutionalism does not celebrate the charter rather it offers a focused critique by distinguished scholars of law and political science of its effect on democracy judicial power and the place of quebec and aboriginal peoples in canada. The introduction of the canadian charter of rights and freedoms in 1982 was accompanied by much fanfare and public debate this book does not celebrate the charter rather it offers a critique by distinguished scholars of law and political science of its effect on democracy judicial power and the place of quebec and aboriginal peoples twenty five years later by employing diverse . Stanford libraries official online search tool for books media journals databases government documents and more