CRIM 135 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Parliamentary Sovereignty, Responsible Government, Ultra Vires
8 Feb 2018
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Topic #3 the canadian constitution (part 1: introduction, the purpose of a constitution. Canada was not country just separate british colonies: colonial laws validity act of 1865: applied to all british colonies. British law is supreme in colonies: british north america act of 1867: british statute applied to british. American colonies and establishes the government of canada: statute of westminster of 1931: applied to certain british colonies. Called dominions (canada, australia, new zealand, and south. The british parliament gave up authority to the dominions. Pre-1982 constitution: the constitution act, 1867 see handout 5: the preamble (a) the purpose of a preamble. Generally used in a very long/complex statute or of great importance. A document or part of constitution that sets out the constitutional rights. 4 main elements: basic democratic rights. i. Everyone is subject to the law: the division of legislative powers (d. o. p. )
