Law 2101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Narcotic Control Act, Comparative Law
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The task of expounding a constitution is crucially different from that of construing a statute. It is easily enacted and as easily repealed. A constitution, by contrast, is drafted with an eye to the future. Its function is to provide a continuing framework for the legitimate exercise of governmental power and, when joined by a bill or a charter of. Rights, for the unremitting protection of individual rights and liberties. Once enacted, its provisions cannot easily be repealed or amended. It must, therefore, be capable of growth and development over time to meet new social, political and historical realities often unimagined by its framers. The judiciary is the guardian of the constitution and must, in interpreting its provisions, bear these considerations in mind. Facts: any law inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution is of no force or effect, under authority of the act h entered and examined documents and other things at the business premises of southam.
