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It is often said that in recent years we have witnessed a legalization of democratic societies. That it is no longer the politicians elected by the people who govern, but the judges, the courts. The situation will not change tomorrow. MULTIPLICATION OF RIGHTS The more rights there are in a society (animal rights, nature rights, soon the rights of trees and, why not, the rights of robots or virtual avatars), the more these rights are likely to collide. And the more judges, legal experts and constitutional experts are needed to settle the conflicts and disputes caused – precisely – by this almost exponential proliferation of rights. Look at Bill 21, Bill 96 and the fight against the pandemic. These three dossiers raise fundamental and extremely complex qu...