PO210 Lecture 8: Chapter 8
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Chapter 8 constitutional law: a constitution is a body of law, which establishes a framework for a government and is the supreme law of a country. Privy council and the supreme court: supreme court was created in 1949 giving canadians more freedom by having their own courts without going to the british privy council. If law is inconsistent with constitution, it is of (cid:858)(cid:374)o for(cid:272)e a(cid:374)d effe(cid:272)t(cid:859) Territorial powers: territories have a different status than provinces, powers can be taken away by federal government without an amending formula that is required for provinces. Prisons = federal, rehab centres = provincial i. e. 2 years or more = federal, less = provincial: various ways a constitutional issue can come before the court, 1. Factual dispute with the government or an individual who alleges that a statue is un constitutional because it is outside the powers of the legislative body: 2.
