Preface to the sixth edition

• Author: Robert J. Sharpe; Kent Roach
• Pages: 17-17

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PR EFACE

To the Sixth Edition

There have been many signif‌ica nt developments in Charter juri sprudence

since the publication of this book’s f‌ifth ed ition in 2013. The book con-

tinues to attempt to provide comprehensive-yet-succinct coverage of all

major Charter issues. This edition highlights new developments under

section 7 of the Charter, including discussion of the landmark Bedford

and Carter decisions and Parliament’s replies to those deci sions. It also

features developments under section 1, including increased emphasis

on the f‌inal balancing stage of the proportionality test in the 2016 case

of R v KRJ. We also consider the development in freedom of association

jurisprudence to embrace not only rights of collective bargaining, but

also the right to str ike. As always, many Char ter decisions relate to the

crimina l process and they appear in t his edition, including the new

approach to trial in a rea sonable time in Jord an, and a ra nge of cases

relating to mandator y sentences and retroactive punishment.

We thank Scarlett Smith for her excellent research assistance, and

Sooin Kim and others at the Bora L askin Law Libra ry. We also thank

our publisher, Jeff Miller; Lesley Steeve and Alisa Posesorski for their

careful editing; and the staff at Irw in Law for all their help in the pro-

duction of this edition.