Philosophy 2080 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ultra Vires, Parliamentary Sovereignty, Canada Act 1982

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 2080
• Professor: James Hildebrand

Document Summary

Constitutional law: a body of law that prescribes the extent and the limits of state authority (government power). Show the values of the nation: civil liberties (component of constitutional law). Conventions: unwritten rules, which are an element of constitutional law even though strictly speaking they are not laws - unenforceable by the courts but they shape how government operates and is strutred- guide behaviour . There is a presumption that conventions will be obeyed, since if this is not done there are often political repercussions: ex: porg, the office and powers of the pm, executive power of the gg. Charter of rights and freedoms (1982): a body of law describes limits and exercises of the power of the state- definition of constitutional law- documents, case law, conventions. Examples of limits, extent of powers of authority of state. unconstitutional, they can do so in spite of the violation by relying on s. 33 (aka can use limit) existed in quebec.