Peter A Allard School of Law

Hoi Kong Inaugural Lecture - Democracy and the Constitution: Against Populism

Event Details:

The Supreme Court of Canada has said that Canada is a “constitutional democracy”. In this talk, I will argue that in this form of democracy, the state is required to justify its actions when it engages fundamental constitutional interests. I will further claim that this requirement extends to activities—such as invocations of the notwithstanding clause—that some believe are not subject to a requirement of justification. I will conclude by arguing that this requirement distinguishes a constitutional democracy from a populist one.

Lecture 5pm-6pm, Reception 6pm-7pm.

This event qualifies for 1 CPD credit.

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Speaker:
Hoi
Professor Hoi Kong

Professor Hoi Kong is the inaugural holder of The Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin, P.C., UBC Professorship in Constitutional Law, which he assumed in 2018. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin’s Program on Constitutional Studies and a Peter Wall Scholar (2020-2021). He researches and teaches in the areas of constitutional, administrative, municipal and comparative law, and constitutional and public law theory.

 

 

 

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