POL214Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Supreme Court Act, Constitution Act, 1982, Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
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The supreme court act is an act passed by the parliament of canada which established the supreme court of canada. It was originally passed in 1875 as the. At the time, the supreme court was not the supreme authority on canadian law, as supreme court cases could still be appealed to the judicial committee of the privy council. The supreme court act is not a part of the constitution of canada but rather was merely within parliament"s ability to pass by virtue of section. The supreme court act also was not named as part of the constitution during patriation in 1982, although the court itself is mentioned in the amending formula. As the court is defined in a regular statute, it may be argued the court could be abolished by an act of parliament. However, in their decision in the reference re supreme court act, ss.
