Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Tabula Rasa, Canada Act 1982, Vancouver General Hospital
9 Oct 2016
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The 1982 constitutional revolution: patriated british north america act from uk parliament, and re-named it. Also decided that uk could no longer adopt any measures that would affect canadian constitution: created formal constitutional amending formula for the first time (ss. Constitution act 1982: created and entrenched bill of rights into canadian constitution (charter of. For the first time, canadian"s could claim fundamental rights in the courts. Section 52: the constitution of canada is the supreme law of canada, and any law that is inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution is, to the extent of the inconsistency, of no force or effect. What sorts of rights does the charter protect: civil and political rights, largely negative orientation i. e. they limit the exercise of state power, economic and social rights are not specifically protected. What rights does the charter protect: rights are grouper under various headings.
