POLS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Liberal Democracy, Political Economy, John Stuart Mill
25 Mar 2018
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The canadian constitution: constitution act 1867 (british north america act) established canada by uniting colonies, features of the system of governing, constitution act 1982 made it a fully canadian document, added ccrf, established procedures for amending. Constitutional provisions: constitution has 4 basic elements, preamble, basic values and goals of the country, provision concerning the institutions of government, including procedures for passing laws (governing institutions) Canada ccrf 1983, major increase of the scope of judicial review: british and canadian constitution order differ fundamentally in the role given to the judiciary. Independence of the judiciary: free from government and other influences, procedures in place for removing a judge when necessary, selection, recommendations to supreme court is with cabinet, judges require min. 10 years of experience: court systems, hierarchy system, federal, provincial etc, legal systems, common law and codified law. Is judicial activism desirable: john stuart mill political economist 19th centaury, argues that always at risk that political majorities will oppress political minorities.
