Political Science 2230E Lecture 6: Rights and Freedoms Lecture.docx
16 Feb 2014
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Charter judicial review (def): courts have the power to deny the force of law to any statue that abrogates one or more rights and freedoms contained in the charter. Engaging in decision making based on their personal preferences. Policy activism: occurs whenever a court enforces constitutional limitations to change the policy status quo in the form of an existing statue, regulation or conduct of public officials. When judges actually utilize judicial review to strike at policy status quo than we can talk about this as judicial activism. 600 cases in front of scc reviewing laws on the basis of charter rights right claimants win 32% of the time. Judicialization of politics: increased political relevance of the judiciary. Many other countries have adopted a bill of rights and extended the power to courts. Global expansion of judicial power, towards juristocracy, age of judicial power. Resolving important policy problems by courts is important part of modern politics.
