Constitutional Law Around the Globe: Selection of Justices for the Supreme Court of Canada

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21056/aec.v22i89.1655

Keywords:

Canadian Constitutional Law, Supreme Court of Canada, Selection of Justices, Advisory Board, Transparency

Abstract

This paper exploring the Selection of Supreme Court Justices in Canada is part of the series “Constitutional Law Around the Globe”. This topic of the series focuses on the “selection of justices in Supreme and Constitutional Courts” in contemporary democracies. First in the row, this paper analyzes the selection of Supreme Court Justices in Canadian Constitutional Law and how transparent and accountable is the process. A final paper will approach the legal systems composing the series in a comparative perspective.

Author Biography

  • Luiz Henrique Diniz Araujo, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
    Professor de Direito Constitucional da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (Recife-PE, Brasil). Doutor (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife-PE, Brasil). Mestre (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife-PE, Brasil). Visiting Researcher University of California, Berkeley (California, EUA), com bolsa CAPES. Estágio Pós-Doutoral Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, França (2017). Estágio Pós-Doutoral University of British Columbia, Canadá (2019). Procurador Federal. Professor de Direito Constitucional e Direito Processual Civil da Escola da AGU. Membro do Grupo REC de Estudos Constitucionais. Membro da Associação Norte e Nordeste de Professores de Processo-ANNEP. E-mail: luizdinizaraujo@hotmail.com

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2022-10-25

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Vol. 22 No. 89 (2022): julho/setembro

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ARAUJO, Luiz Henrique Diniz. Constitutional Law Around the Globe: Selection of Justices for the Supreme Court of Canada. A&C - Revista de Direito Administrativo & Constitucional, Belo Horizonte, v. 22, n. 89, p. 57–73, 2022. DOI: 10.21056/aec.v22i89.1655. Disponível em: https://revistaaec.com/index.php/revistaaec/article/view/1655.. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.