POLS 3130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Bankers Association, Canadian Labour Congress

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 3130
• Professor: Ajay Sharma

Document Summary

Groups are seeking a policy change or to stop a policy change. Why not directly engage government and/or the executive: typical approach taken by lobby groups. Courts are considered to be policymaking bodies: private health care, abortion, same-sex marriage, aboriginal treaty rights. The supreme court"s docket mould the development of the law. The choice of cases and the court"s emphasis on particular areas of the law can lead to major public policy changes. Interest groups have recognised this and altered their tactics accordingly: rational and expected outcome. But why not still pursue the more direct, and less time-consuming, access they have to legislators: typical lobbying approach. Litigation is pursued as interest groups are unable to penetrate other branches of government. Option is taken when all else fails . Litigation to secure equity and equality: the naacp. The national association for the advancement of colored people [naacp: sought to end segregation and achieve equality for african americans.