POLS 3140 Lecture 4: January 19th - class 4

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 3140
• Professor: Dave Snow

Document Summary

Course schedule: historical / political (weeks 1-3, constitutional negotiations and patriation, political implications of the charter, scholarly debates from early days: Judicial activism judges striking down legislation: used negatively critics, used positively supporters. Law society v. skapinker (1984): first scc charter decision. Estey: court e(cid:374)gaged i(cid:374) a (cid:862)(cid:374)e(cid:449) task(cid:863) Charter = (cid:862)a new dimension, a new yardstick of reconciliation between the individual a(cid:374)d the (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)ity a(cid:374)d their respe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e rights(cid:863) In the first charter decision interpretation and application of the charter. Game charter, the charter gave a new dimension. Characterized the early days of charter jurisprudence. Peter russell: foremost scholar of post-charter canadian law and politics. Two parts: national unity, rights protection. The charter has bother functions my promoting unity and protecting our rights. Why? (cid:858)popular a(cid:374)d u(cid:374)ifyi(cid:374)g counter to decentralizing pro(cid:448)i(cid:374)(cid:272)ial de(cid:373)a(cid:374)ds(cid:859) Charter an instrument of national unity because of process of judicial review. Scc at top of hierarchy: (cid:374)at(cid:859)l sta(cid:374)dards for pro(cid:448)(cid:859)l la(cid:449)