{"id":16722,"date":"2020-02-18T15:13:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T15:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/?p=16722"},"modified":"2020-03-31T16:43:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T16:43:01","slug":"carissima-mathen-advisory-opinions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/carissima-mathen-advisory-opinions\/","title":{"rendered":"Carissima Mathen: Advisory Opinions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This episode of Runnymede Radio features Carissima Mathen, a law professor at the University of Ottawa. Interviewed by Mark Mancini, the National Director of the Runnymede Society, Professor Mathen discusses her book entitled <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomsburyprofessional.com\/uk\/courts-without-cases-9781509922499\/\">Courts Without Cases: The Law and Politics of Advisory Opinions<\/a>, <\/em>released in 2019 by Hart Publishing. Below is a blurb describing the book. We hope you enjoy this episode of Runnymede Radio!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Since 1875, Canadian courts have been permitted to act as advisors alongside their ordinary, adjudicative role. This book offers the first detailed examination of that role from a legal perspective.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">When one thinks of courts, it is most often in the context of deciding cases: live disputes involving spirited, adversarial debate between opposing parties. Sometimes, though, a court is granted the power to answer questions in the absence of such disputes through advisory opinions (also called references). These proceedings raise many questions: about the judicial role, about the relationship between courts and those who seek their &#8216;advice&#8217;, and about the nature of law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Tracking their use in Canada since the country&#8217;s Confederation and looking to the experience of other legal systems, the book considers how advisory opinions draw courts into the complex relationship between law and politics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">With attention to key themes such as the separation of powers, federalism, rights and precedent, this book provides an important and timely study of a fascinating phenomenon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_316\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16722-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/C_Mathen-Feb_2020.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/C_Mathen-Feb_2020.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/C_Mathen-Feb_2020.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/C_Mathen-Feb_2020.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/?powerpress_pinw=16722-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/content.blubrry.com\/runnymederadio\/C_Mathen-Feb_2020.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"C_Mathen-Feb_2020.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 40:28 &#8212; 28.8MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('16722-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_16722-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_16722-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/?powerpress_embed=16722-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This episode of Runnymede Radio features Carissima Mathen, a law professor at the University of Ottawa. 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