POLS 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Concurrent Jurisdiction, Administrative Division, Orthogonal Basis
8 Oct 2016
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There are two main systems of law: international law. Not very hierarchical (multiple sources of international law, not clearly ranked in terms of priority; the relative importance of these multiple sources is contested: domestic law. Far more hierarchical in its nature at the top of this hierarchy is our. Constitution (there is no discussion about this it is definitive) The constitution is the bedrock upon which all political activities are constructed. Constitutions endeavour to do a number of things: they set out the organization and the structure of the government. One level of government or multiple levels: they set out the basic relationship between individuals or groups of people within a society. Canada"s constitution guarantees certain rights to specific groups of people in the country e. g. , the right to speak english or french in parliament, in the legislature of quebec, or in federal or quebec courts.
