Applied Judicial Ethics, 4e ed., Wilson & Lafleur, Montréal, 2018, 414 p.

Présentation

The Conseil de la magistrature du Québec was created in 1978 by an act passed in the National Assembly.

The Conseil's mandate is to ensure compliance with judicial codes of ethics and, more specifically, to examine complaints lodged against provincially appointed judges.

Since its creation, the Conseil has examined over 2,500 complaints against judges in Québec.

Drawing on the decisions reached by the Conseil, inquiry committees and the courts, the authors analyze typical situations to provide a practical demonstration of the scope of the provisions of the Courts of Justice Act and the various codes of ethics.

By making its decisions more widely available, the Conseil seeks to help maintain public trust in our judicial institutions.