LAWS 2502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Eugenius Warming, Fundamental Justice, Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms
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Laws 2502 week 2 introduction to the charter. **course pack on aries*: overview of the charter of rights and freedoms, review review of week 1: The constitution act, 1867 (originally called the british north america act, 1867) One of first pieces of legislation for canada. A federal state is comprised of shared sovereignty. In canada, autonomous duties are relgated to the provincial and national legislatures. The canadian bill of rights, 1960 which was: a federal statute introduced by prime minister john diefenbaker, interpreted narrowly and not constitutionally entrenched. Schedule b of the canada act, 1982 which is the constitution act, 1982. (part 1 of the. The enactment of the charter of rights and freedoms was thought by some to challenge a long-standing british legal tradition. Parliamentary supremacy (ended in 1982 but if we wanted to change the consitution it would be a great effort) After 1982, canada"s legal apparatus is more appropriately described as a constituional supremacy .
