Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Unanimous Consent, Originalism, Consociationalism
17 Apr 2018
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Political science lecture 8- law, constitutions and federalism. There is only one way to interpret the law. Do regard law as the dominant framework of how law is determined in a society: procedural justice: where justice is determined through pre- determined procedures. Law is more flexible than legal positivism: law is subordinate to political ideology. The way law was written was direct reflection as communist political: law is subordinate to religious law. All other law has to conform to the religious law. A constitution defines key relationships between: the executive, legislature and judicial institutions, levels of government, 5 in canada, municipal, provincial, federal, regional, indigenous, citizens and their governments. Federal cabinet took up issue and asked supreme court to clarify this question does the word persons in section 24 include female persons? . Supreme court said no they can"t be named to senate. Judicial committee of the privy council was the highest committee of government back in the day.
