DCC 2117 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Homicide, Actus Reus, Punitive Damages
26 Jan 2017
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Dcc 2117 introduction to the study of law. Patrick j. monahan and byron shaw, constitutional law (4th ed. , 2013) (excerpts) A constitution: is the set of fundamental principles that describe the organizational framework of the state and the nature, scope, and limitations on the exercise of state authority. It is described as a body of rules about law making: it represents a primary set of rules that defines how the ordinary rules or laws in a society are to be made or changed. It defines the relationship among different kinds of laws by establishing their relative priority and clarifying how conflicts are resolved. It also describes how the primary or constitutional rules themselves can be created or changed. The canadian constitution: includes a core set of documents and provisions that are constitutionally entrenched. These documents are identified in the constitution act of 1982, section 52(1), and include:
