Publications Public law theory

Books

• Joseph Robertson, Peter Gall and Paul Daly, Judicial Deference to Administrative Tribunals in Canada: its History and Future, LexisNexis Canada, Toronto, 2014
• A Theory of Deference in Administrative Law : Foundations, Application and Scope (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2012) PDF

Book chapters

• "Administrative Law: Characteristics, Legitimacy, Unity" in Mark Elliott, Jason Varuhas and Shona Stark eds., The Unity of Public Law? Doctrinal, Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives (Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2018) 99-119
• "Administrative Law: A Values-Based Approach", in John Bell, Mark Elliott, Jason Varuhas and Philip Murray eds., Public Law Adjudication in Common Law Systems: Process and Substance (Hart, Oxford, 2016) HTML
• "The Struggle for Deference in Canada" in Mark Elliott and Hanna Wilberg eds., The Scope and Intensity of Substantive Review: Traversing Taggart’s Rainbow, Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2015 HTML
• "Blown Out of All Proportion: the Case Against Proportionality as an Independent Head of Review" in Cian C. Murphy and Penny Green eds., Law and Outsiders: Norms, Processes and ‘Othering’ in the Twenty-First Century, Hart, Oxford, 2011

Articles

• "Reprendre le contrôle : ironies et ennuis" (2018) 51 Revue juridique Thémis 159-188
• "Unreasonable Interpretations of Law" (2014) 66 Supreme Court Law Review (2d) 233 PDF
• "Canada's Bi-Polar Administrative Law: Time for Fusion" (2014) 40(1) Queen's Law Journal 213 (winner of the David Watson Memorial Prize for best contribution to legal literature in 2014)
• "Deference on Questions of Law" (2011) 74 Modern Law Review 694 (Winner of the Wedderburn Prize 2011) PDF
• "Wednesbury’s Reason and Structure" [2011] Public Law 237
• "Justiciability and the ‘Political Question’ Doctrine" [2010] Public Law 160

Reviews and Others

• Best Practices in Administrative Decision-Making: Viewing the Copyright Board of Canada in a Comparative Light, a report prepared for Canadian Heritage and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
• "L’abolition du registre des armes d’épaule : le rôle potentiel des principes non écrits" (2014), 23(4) Constitutional Forum 41

Opinion pieces

• Paul Daly, Ottawa Citizen, "Fall-Out from the Nadon decision" , May 22, 2014
• Paul Daly, Human Rights in Ireland Blog, "Guidelines and Assisted Suicide", April 29, 2013
• Paul Daly, National Post , "Supreme Court not likely to entertain an appeal after Rob Ford wins his appeal on a ‘technicality’" , January 25, 2013
• Paul Daly, Human Rights in Ireland Blog , "Referendum-itis" , July 18, 2012