DCC 2117 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Responsible Government, Pith, Ultra Vires
25 Sep 2017
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Ryan, constitutional law (5th ed. , 2017) notes: page 1: the constitution, a constitution can be described as a set of fundamental principles that create and limit the powers of the government. It can also be described as a body of rules for law making. It acts as a skeleton for rules to be created. It is also grounds for how conflicts are to be resolved, or how primary rules can be changed: the constitution is defined as the supreme law of canada, no other laws can trump it. The constitution of canada consists of the core documents: Constitution act of 1867 and the canadian charter of rights and freedom. They are defined in the constitution act of 1982 section 52(1): there are more documents to the constitution, but these are the core to limiting the power of the government. For example, the documents in section 52 do not discuss the role and power of the prime minister of.
