Inside Politics I
Absence of Supreme Court prescriptions in Khadr case falls short of deterrence principle
In a matter that involves state abuse of the right to liberty and security of a person in a fundamental way, that absence has ultimately tipped the scale towards virtually unfettered government discretion.
On average, landmark rulings by the Supreme Court of Canada tend to age well. The 1998 ruling on Quebec secession is a case in point. Over time, it has evolved into the pivotal reference in the Quebec-Canada debate.
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