Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Vancouver General Hospital, Purposive Approach, Douglas College
26 Oct 2016
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A statement of individual and collective rights and freedoms. Part of the canadian constitution (constitution act 1982) What does constitutional status mean? the 1982 constitutional revolution: patriated british north america act from uk parliament, and re-named it constitution. Also decided that uk could no longer adopt any measures that would affect. Canadian constitution: created formal constitutional amending formula for the rst time (ss. Constitution act 1982: created and entrenched bill of rights into canadian constitution (charter of rights and freedoms) For the rst time, canadians could claim fundamental rights in the courts. Section 52 (1) 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 does it mean to have a charter right. Rights create protected zones for people to act, free of excessive state interference.
