Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Constitutionalism, Official Multilingualism, Parliamentary Sovereignty
27 Dec 2018
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Fundamental law of a political system to which all other laws must conform. Necessary for democratic politics - allows for peaceful settlement of differences. All other rules must follow constitutional rules. Constitution is institution because it is most congealed rule. Constitution deals with 2 sets of relations. Identifies individual freedom and rights, and sometimes groups right that. Distribution of functions and powers between different parts of state, which can be state cannot infringe analyzed under 3 main functional headings. Judiciary - interpreting laws national and regional gov. In a federal state like canada, the constitution also divides law making powers between. Courts will not rule on constitutional conventions. The rules that make up a constitutional can take 3 forms. Decisions of the courts - common law. Constitutional convention - practices that emerge over time and are generally accepted as binding rules of political system.
