1. The notwithstanding clause: A legislative weapon?
... that appointment to the Supreme Court requires at least some prominence in the law profession which is largely represented by the white and upper class. The court is thus made up of a group of individuals who are far removed from the issues and concerns of the general ... the Supreme Court, and if they had found that the benefits outweighed the costs, appointment criteria would change and appointments would be representative of class. Although Parliament cannot remove judges based on differences in ideology or reasoning, seats that become available due to voluntary termination or death c...
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