Philosophy 2080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Legal Periodical, Parliamentary Sovereignty, Adversary Model

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 2080
• Professor: James Hildebrand

Document Summary

I will set out some very basic ideas here, and insist that you read all the introductory materials in the text, as peter hogg, considered the leading authority on constitutional law in canada, is also very readable. The following items are point form notes from the hogg materials in your course pack. Use these for reference, but read the text. I define consititutional law simply as: law prescribing the exercise of power by the state: the extent and limits of government authority. includes civil liberties - because this deals with state exercise of power over people. One should appreciate that constitutional law has a number of various sources, and not only the series of documents that are characterized as constitutional. Const act 1867 for the peace order and good government of canada - Bna gave authority to establish a supreme court of canada, but nobody did it (for a while)