Democracy, Federalism and the Rule of Law: The Implications of the Senate Reference

The McGill Law Journal invites scholars, students, lawyers and the general public to its 2015 symposium on “Democracy, Federalism and the Rule of Law: The Implications of the Senate Reference”.

Held in conjunction with the Journal’s forthcoming special issue on the Senate Reference, this symposium will explore and evaluate the impact of the Senate Reference on democracy, federalism, constitutional amendment, the political process, and electoral politics.

The papers presented at this symposium will represent the first major scholarly assessment of this important decision. The invited panelists and discussants, who represent a broad cross-section of views on the Senate Reference, will take doctrinal, historical, constitutional, comparative and theoretical perspectives on the Senate Reference, and will draw connections to other recent public law decisions, including the Supreme Court Act Reference.

The symposium will be followed by a reception. To view the program and to register, see their page on eventbrite.ca

For questions, please contact Nicole Leger at journal.law [at] mcgill.ca.