PHIL 2050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Reference Re Manitoba Language Rights, Constitution Act, 1982, Social Fact
21 Mar 2016
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The test will be entirely based on the theoretical readings from the ___ textbook. Reference re resolution to amend the constitution of canada [1981] Canada sought a domestic amending formula: a procedure for altering or changing our constitution which did not require petitioning the british parliament. Canada also sought to add a charter of rights and freedoms, a constitutionally- entrenched bill of rights. A legal change to a system"s constitution requires a source of law which authorizes the change. It couldn"t be other than the constitution itself! They are the ultimate source of legal authority, legal sources; constitution would have to be looked to for an answer to the question. What does the constitution have to say? (courts" next task) When we think of the term constitution we think of the set out of legal laws. This association of the constitution is in fact false (in canada, and the. Uk), our constitution is broader than just including the laws.
