1. Court Administration and Democratic Governance
Selected Issues in Judicial Administration
GS/Law
November 17, 2008

2. Topics Tonight Ian Greene, The Courts (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2006)
The Canadian Democratic Audit -- comments on the project by Ian Greene
The benchmarks: participation, inclusiveness and responsiveness
Books in the Canadian Democratic Audit series:
Citizens, by Elisabeth Gidengil, Andre Blais, Neil Nevitte and Richard Nadeau.
Elections, by John Courtney
Political Parties, by William Cross
Advocacy Groups, by Lisa Young and Joanna Everitt
Federalism, by Jennifer Smith
Legislatures, by David Docherty
Cabinets and First Ministers, by Graham White
Courts, by Ian Greene
Communication Technology, by Darin Barney

3. Presentations
Introduction and Chapter 1, “Canada’s Courts in Context”: Robyn Ryan Bell
Chapter 2, “Public Participation in the Justice System”: Fatima Ul-Haq
Chapter 3, “Inclusiveness”: JoAnn Riddell
Chapter 4, “Responsiveness of Courts to Expectations: Independence, Behaviour and Administration”: Ashley Smith
Chapter 6, “The Courts and Democracy”: Guy Brownlee