Chapter 7 Weblinks, Articles, and Books

Rights and Freedoms

Articles and Books

Sharpe, Robert J. & Kent Roach. (2017). The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 6th ed. Irwin Law: Toronto.

An excellent resource on the Canadian Charter written by two leading constitutional law experts.

Recommended Websites

http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/

This is the website for the Supreme Court of Canada.

http://www.supremecourt.gov/

This is the website for the Supreme Court of the United States.

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/Const/index.html

The online version of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

https://ualawccsprod.srv.ualberta.ca/

The website for the Centre for Constitutional Studies at the University of Alberta includes useful information on current constitutional issues and recent court rulings.

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/InternationalLaw.aspx

This United Nations website for the Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner includes information on international human rights law, as well as links to virtually all international agreements in the field of human rights.

http://www.hri.ca/

The Human Rights Internet site contains a database of publications on human rights and human rights organizations.

http://www.aspercentre.ca/

The website of the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights. Located within the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, it is devoted to advocacy, research, and education in the area of constitutional rights in Canada.

http://www.cpac.ca/en/programs/supreme-court-hearings/

This is a link to online broadcasts of the Canadian Supreme Court of Canada’s hearings.

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