SOSC 2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Constitution Act, 1982, Peter Hogg, What Was Missing
27 Jan 2016
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Constitutional law is the law prescribing the exercise of power by the organs of a. It explains which organs can exercise legislative power, executive power, and what the limitations on those powers are peter hogg, constitutional law of. Constitutional law is entrenched legislation, meaning that it can only be changed by a specific amending, formula (only if there is agreement from the federal government and every provincial government). Also known, before 1982, as the british north american act or bna act: unites the then-existing four provinces of british north america as the. Dominion of canada: sets out the basic structure of canadian government, divides powers between the federal and provincial levels of govt (ss, 91, 92: canada has a federal system of govt. No amendment formula: the constitution act, 1867 was an imperial statute, and could only be changed by act of the u. k. parliament in westminster. No individual rights: limited constitutional recognition for the rights of native peoples.
