POLI 221 Lecture Notes - Supreme Court Act, Political Convention, Responsible Government
4 Jan 2013
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Authority (making rules that are legitimate and bind the community) A series of pools which are interlinked which contain a number of actors. There has to be a link between the democracy and the political governs (between governed and governs) Our constitutional history: moving from monarchy to constitutional monarchy. Invokes idea of a government limited by rules. The government itself is subject to law, but also makes law. It"s discretion to make law is constrained in some way. There is an underlying statement of political theory about what is good (underlying values). Body of rules governing the powers of state. Formalized law (written down in careful written language) and convention. Decision of judiciary must be independent (not biased or unbiased) Constitutional conventions: non-legal rules that are still very important and determine behaviour, expect compliance but are not judiciary. As citizens it"s our responsibility to make sure these rules are complied with.
