Judicial Power and the Charter: Canada and the Paradox of Liberal Constitutionalism. (book reviews)

Canada's enactment in 1982 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has predictably had a profound effect on the evolution of constitutional jurisprudence in that country. It has also provided scholars with another opportunity to explore the theoretical and practical implications of the countermajoritarian logic of judicial review.

This is the task set out in Christopher P. Manfredi's provocative and controversial analysis of the Charter and its importance for "the paradox of liberal constitutionalism," which, as presented here, refers to the possibility that "judicial ...

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