Bilingualism in Canada's court system : the role of the federal government / revised by Marie-Ève Hudon.: YM32-2/2017-33-2020E-PDF

"This Background Paper explores the rules that govern the use of both official languages in Canada's justice system, with particular focus on the role of the federal government. First, it provides an overview of Canada's court system, followed by an examination of the legislative and constitutional framework of bilingualism in the federal context, both in federal courts and in the criminal law. Lastly, it looks at some current issues related to the use of both official languages in Canada's court system"--Introduction, page 1.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Library of Parliament, issuing body.
Canada. Parliamentary Information and Research Service, issuing body.
Title Bilingualism in Canada's court system : the role of the federal government / revised by Marie-Ève Hudon.
Series title Background paper ; publication no. 2017-33-E
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Earlier edition Bilingualism in Canada’s court system
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Le bilinguisme dans l'appareil judiciaire canadien : le rôle du gouvernement fédéral.
"26 November 2020."
Issued also in HTML format.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 26-30).
Publishing information Ottawa, Canada : Library of Parliament = Bibliothèque du Parlement, 2020.
©2021
Author / Contributor Hudon, Marie-Ève, author.
Description 1 online resource (iii, 30 pages) : colour illustrations.
Catalogue number
  • YM32-2/2017-33-2020E-PDF
Subject terms Bilingualism -- Canada.
Language policy -- Canada.
Courts -- Canada -- Officials and employees -- Language.
Judges -- Canada -- Language.
Language services -- Canada.
Linguistic rights -- Canada.
Justice, Administration of -- Canada.
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