[DCC2117] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (64 pages long!)

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Dcc 2117 review document for final: constitutional law. The constitution provides us with answers pertaining to: What counts as a law? (a) legislation (statutes); (b) caselaw (court decisions); (c) the constitution (written provisions, unwritten principles); (d) indigenous legal traditions; (e) international law. The set of fundamental principles that describe the organizational framework of the state and the nature, scope, and limitations on the exercise of state authority. Includes a core set of documents and provisions that are constitutionally entrenched. ** the provisions falling within this definition are the supreme law of canada and any law that is inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution of canada is of no force and effect. To determine the pith and substance, two aspects of the law must be examined: (a) the purpose of the enacting body; and. What was its purpose? (1) intrinsic evidence (the law itself); (2) extrinsic evidence (debates, etc. (b) the legal effect of the law.