SOSC 2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Canadian Bill Of Rights, Concurrent Powers

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 2350
• Professor: Dena Demos

Document Summary

Constitutional law is the law prescribing the exercise of power by the organs of a state. It explains which organs can exercise legislative power, executive power, and what the limitations on those powers are. Under a constitutional government, all laws must conform to the constitution and any laws inconsistent with the constitution have no force or effect. Constitutional law is an entrenched law - it is only amendable by a specific formula o. To be amended, both the federal and provincial governments must reach an agreement. Main tenets of the act: unites the then-existing four provinces (ontario, quebec, new brunswick, and. Nova scotia) as the dominion of canada: sets out the basic structure of the canadian government, divides powers between the federal and provincial levels of government - made o. It was an imperial statute, and could only be amended by the act of the united.