POLI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Party System, Aboriginal Peoples In Canada, Quebec Nationalism
25 Oct 2016
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Final court of appeal, make decisions of constitutional significance. Ca(cid:374) a(cid:272)t as ad(cid:448)isor to go(cid:448)"t of ca(cid:374)ada (cid:894)refere(cid:374)(cid:272)es(cid:895) Appeals not automatic-requires leave to appeal unless: a judge dissented at provincial court of appeal, the appeal court found the accused guilty after trial court found accused not guilty. Areas in which judges may not be independent: class bias. Will those born into privilege understand the struggle: education bias. It is a club: dominant views of society (members of elite) They are critiquing the system in which they have been successful in. Since they have been successful in the system, they may not see the critiques: overall supporters of the system. System biased in favour of liberal individualism system favours wealth. Intense behind the scenes lobbying when supreme court justice retires not necessarily about competence. Calls for greater female representation: experience the state differently, engaged in different histories. Federalism representation 3 quebec (different legal system), 3 ontario, and minimum.
