Martha Jackman, professeure à la faculté de droit de l’uOttawa et chercheure de COMRADES, a publié le chapitre de livre « Wizened Stump or Living Tree? Section 7 Principes of Fundamental Justice ». Il fait partie de la section « Disappointments in Women’s Equality, Fundamental Justice, and Indigenous Rights » de l’ouvrage Canada’s Suprising Constitution: Unexpected Interpretations of the Constitution Act, 1982.

Abstract : Canada’s Surprising Constitution investigates unexpected interpretations of the Constitution Act, 1982 by the courts. In this illuminating collection of essays, leading scholars reflect on these surprising interpretations, focusing on fundamental freedoms; equality, Aboriginal, and language rights; structural features of the Charter; as well as the courts’ approach to the interpretation of the Constitution.

• Martha Jackman, “Wizened Stump or Living Tree? Section 7 Principles of Fundamental Justice”, in Howard Kislowicz, Kerri Froc & Richard Moon, eds, The Surprising Constitution (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2024) 260-285.