PPA 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Administrative Law, Township, Canada Health Transfer
6 Oct 2017
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Unitary: central state has sole power and authority. Federalism the sharing of power and authority into sub states. Rules about rules for the 3 branches of government, allocation of power. Not all the rules are easily found in one single spot (constitutional documents, unwritten conventions, Federalism- states have different arrangements of power and authority. Canadian federalism a system of governing in which authority is divided and shared between central government and provincial government each derives its authority from the constitution. Federalism is appropriate for large countries to tailor to every portion of people, this also helps limit power by giving some to smaller levels of government. Residual power: legislative power over matters not listed in the constitution. All constitutions require interpretation to determine how general laws apply to specific circumstances. Most early judgment of the courts, specifically the jcpc. Later interpretation by the supreme court of canada has been more mixed.
