Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Real Union, Nonpartisanism, Limited Government

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

Document Summary

Constitutionalism: constitutional law is concerned with the rules governing the use of government power (public law, constitutions reflect the values that a country regards as important. Limited government: constitutions can be, written or unwritten, things that are behind the scenes that are important (unwritten, flexible or rigid. dominion (psalms 72: provisions for breaking a deadlock, up until 1981 (with amendment), did 12 things, created the federation, gave parliament the power to create provinces, gave parliament power to set up scc, granted quebec distinction. Check owl for more on this point: establishing 4 legal formulas/processes for amending the constitution, some parts of constitution entrenched, s. 52(1) supremacy clause. Sets out the charter of rights and freedoms. 91 and 92: civil rights - charter of rights and freedoms, conventions and customs. Reference re succession of quebec: referendum on sovereignty in 1980, no = 59. 56, still a discontent, referendum on sovereignty in 1995, no = 50. 58%