SOSC 1910 Lecture Notes - Social Democracy, Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights
1 Dec 2013
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Introduction: democracy and human rights : conversation of hr principles into law in canada, hrs the translation process, constitution, human rights codes, ordinary statutes, summary. Social democracy might be about establishing a safety net that is there when the economic system leaves no room for some of us. Magna carta: started to see the notion of the rule of law. Rule of law is fundamental to our legal system. Means that the crown/government/state has to rule every one of us according to the laws of the land. Government under law is a constraint on what the state can do. Gave he little guy" a little more control. Supremacy of parliament over the crown: aka represented government, this moves towards a little more equality, constraints upon monarchy, constraints on aristocracy (rich people, attempt to reduce inequality gap, laws must be enacted according to known rules. Precedent: law is backward looking: this ensures:
