SOC209H5 Lecture Notes - Homicide, Henry Morgentaler, Smike
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Soc209 - lc - the charter - mon feb 27 2012. Shift from legislative power to judicial power - that branch is now able to define laws or think about laws in a way. Its not in the legislators law now. Its a shift in power of govt. Scc - places a huge budern on the supreme court of canada( scc) duty to strick down laws that does not conform. So judges now are sitting and deciding whether laws judicial or federal affends the charter on some level. We have packed some of these cases - but there a lot of decision that are in flux becuase they were decided by narrow margins - its not about the supreme couts but provincal courts can strike down. Provincial courts can too - eg mandatory minimums for guns etc. Things change over time. it is particularly general - this develops overtime. what it does cover and doesnt.
