POLI 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Constitution Act, 1982, Arbitrary Arrest And Detention
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A government that consistently acts in accordance with established funda- mental rules and principles. The fundamental rules and principles by which a state is governed. A constitution whose major provisions are set out in a formal constitutional document or a set of constitutional documents. (except new zealand) Fundamental principles that are consistently followed even though they are not contained in a legal document and are not generally enforceable in the courts. An act of the united kingdom parlia- ment that established canada by uniting the colonies of canada (ontario and quebec), nova scotia, and new. It also set out many of the features of canada"s system of governing. Canadian, added the charter of rights and freedoms to the constitution, and established procedures for amending the constitution. We can analyze constitutions in terms of four basic elements (newton & van deth, 2010) : 2. provisions concerning the institutions of government, including the procedures for passing laws.