Commissions of inquiry

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Record Type: Book Book

KM86.3.G68 2019

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2019

Government investigations - Canada.

Part 1: An Introduction to Commissions of InquiryChapter 1 - An Overview of Public InquiriesChapter 2 - Two Types of InquiriesChapter 3 -  The History and Evolution of Commissions of InquiryPart 2: The Law of Public InquiriesChapter 4 - Commissi...

Part 1: An Introduction to Commissions of Inquiry

• Chapter 1 - An Overview of Public Inquiries
• Chapter 2 - Two Types of Inquiries
• Chapter 3 -  The History and Evolution of Commissions of Inquiry

Part 2: The Law of Public Inquiries

• Chapter 4 - Commissions of Inquiry and the Canadian Constitution
• Chapter 5 - Judicial Review
• Chapter 6 - Inquiries Acts and Terms of Reference
• Chapter 7 - Commission Rules and Orders

Part 3: Getting to Work

• Chapter 8 - The Life Cycle of a Commissions of Inquiry
• Chapter 9 - The Commissioner(s)
• Chapter 10 - Assembling the Rest of the Inquiry Team

Part 4: Participants and Witnesses at a Public Inquiry

• Chapter 11 - Participating in an Inquiry
• Chapter 12 - Protecting Individual Rights and Reputations

Part 5: Answering the Questions in the Terms of Reference

• Chapter 13 -  Evidence and Information: Legal Framework
• Chapter 14 - Research and Commissions of Inquiry
• Chapter 15 - Gathering Information Inside the Hearings
• Chapter 16 - Gathering Information Outside the Hearings
• Chapter 17 - Writing the Final Report
• Chapter 18 - Afterword

Appendices

• Appendix 1 - Canadian Inquiries Acts
• Appendix 2 - Sample Terms of Reference
• Appendix 3 - Selected Inquiry Rules of Procedure and Practice
• Appendix 4 - Selected Orders and Rulings by Commissioners of Inquiry
• Appendix 5 - Narratives of Selective Public Inquiries
• Appendix 6 - The "Salmon Principles"
• Index

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Includes bibliographical references.