Name: The Conduct of Public Inquiries: Law, Policy, and Practice
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Author: Ratushny, Ed
ISBN: 9781552211687

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The Conduct of Public Inquiries: Law, Policy, and Practice

Type

Physical Book

Author

Ed Ratushny

Publisher

Irwin Law

Year

2009

Language

English

Pages

477

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 3.0 cm

Weight

0.70 kg.

ISBN

1552211681

ISBN13

9781552211687

Synopsis "The Conduct of Public Inquiries: Law, Policy, and Practice"

Winner of the 2011 Walter Owen Book Prize Public inquiries have played a prominent role throughout Canadian history. Commissions of inquiry have contributed to the development of diverse public policies such as public broadcasting, universal health care, bilingualism and multi-culturalism, free trade, and employment equity. But it is in extraordinary circumstances that their unique investigative features are required: the conviction and imprisonment of innocent people; mining disasters; the murder of hundreds of Canadians through the bombing of an international flight; corruption on the part of government officials; or impropriety on the part of a former prime minister. This book is the first comprehensive, integrated, and thorough exposition of the public inquiry as a governmental, legal and social institution. It examines the legal framework, the role of the commissioner and legal counsel, the rights and obligations of individuals who may be affected and its relationship to government, the media and the public. It analyzes the entire process from its inception through every stage to and after the final report. Guidance and advice are provided at every step with graphic illustrations from past inquiries, such as the conduct of commissioners, ranging from exemplary to egotistical and arrogant. Difficult problems are analyzed such as the conflicting role of commission counsel, who must appear to be impartial but may have to engage in aggressive cross-examination. Practical solutions to such problems are also proposed.

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