COMM231 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Constitution Act, 1982, Equal Protection Clause, Public Health
13 Apr 2016
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Consituional law supreme law of canada is charged with ascertaining and enforcing limits on the exercise of power by the branches of government. Government policy the central ideas or principles that guide government in its work, including the law it passes. Liberalism a poliical policy that emphasizes individual freedom as its key organizing value. The machinery that comprises and governs the legislaive, execuive, and judicial branches of government. Criminal code of canada: 3 levels: federal, provincial and municipal, federal branch (parliament) composed of house of commons and senate. Legislaion must be passed by house of commons and then approved by senate to become law: each province has law-making body, municipaliies have legislaive bodies called city councils. Execuive branch formulates and implements government policy and law. Statute law formal, writen laws created or enacted by the legislaive branch of government. Jurisdicion the power that a given level of government has to enact laws.
