POLI 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Charter Of The French Language, Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Parliamentary Sovereignty

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 221
• Professor: Rick Schultz

Document Summary

Key terms: civil liberties - rights and freedoms beyond the reach of parliament or state (enshrined in the bill of rights and then the charter) Judicial review - the power of courts to overturn legislation. Judicial discretion - ability of courts to interpret laws: parliamentary supremacy - laws have power over courts. Three parts of the chapter: rights and freedoms before the charter (pre-1982, provisions and interpretations of the charter. Implications of charter on other systems, and overall. Rights and freedoms - political, legal, equality, and economic. Canadian history of protection of rights and freedoms divided into 3 eras: 1982 leg could be passed to override rights and freedoms. Left courts to fill in definitions: p trudeau - first 34 sections of the const. are the charter of rights and freedoms, to entrench bilingualism. Four sections from bofr, but also democratic, mobility, linguistic, egalitarian, and.