Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Constitution Of The United Kingdom, Constitutionalism, Instrumentalism

• School: Western University
• Department: Law
• Course: Law 2101
• Professor: Mysty Sybil Clapton

Document Summary

Concerns about arbitrary use of power: (ex. ) Constitutional norm: part of our constitutional framework that is embedded into our foundation. Constitution is the idea that the power of government ought to be limited by the law. Constitutional law is concerned with the rules governing the use of government power. Constitutional law falls under the realm of public law. What is the constitution: written vs. Rigid far more difficulties in being changes (ex. ) Canadian constitution a little bit of this and that: one one hand, we have written legislation, on the other, we have unwritten law, we also have a quasi-flexible, but also rigid constitution. Reflects the values that a country regards as important: the values are not also agreed upon. Regulates the state they regulate the government: laws (written) 25 different documents that establish what we now have; the rules and framework. They want to have a constitution similar in principle to the uk"s: customs (unwritten)