POLS 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: National Technical Research Organisation, Freedom Of Movement, Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms
2 Nov 2015
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Reaction to supreme courts decision on doctor-assisted suicide in specific cases. Discrimination against disability puts people at risk . Court is making a decision that truf es the law and the precedent. Speaks to your understanding, in terms of what you consider to be important. The court has had to make decision on a number of very high pro le type of decision that have a signi cant impact on society. Why is an independent and impartial justice system fundamental to democracy, and the primacy of law? e. g tyranny of the majority, protection of minorities, etc. English civl law, british civl law, all provinces except quebec. Canadian constitution is drawn from british experience. 800 years since the original magna carta was declared. Canadian justice system embodies original conceptions of legal rights. Legal and political rights are well-de ned and entrenched social rights remain contested. Right to take up residence and pursue the gaining of a livelihood in any province.
