Philosophy 2080 Lecture Notes - Omnibus Bill, Motorcycle Helmet, James Keegstra
26 Jul 2013
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Constitutional law: a body of law that prescribes the extent and the limits of state authority. Conventions: unwritten rules, which are an element of constitutional law even though strictly speaking they are not laws. There is a presumption that conventions will be obeyed, since if this is not done there are often political repercussions. An example of a convention is the office and powers of the pm. Conventions have no statutory definition or law describing definition of the prime minister. Lots of things we do are not written down. A convention is not a legal rule, not a law. It"s the way things have always been done over time - much just like a law. If royal assent with held would have been political response, so conventions usually obeyed. If queen said no, we would make effort to change law. Convention might be used in court to interpret laws.
