LAW100

The Constitutional Law Process

Introduces constitutional relations in the Canadian legal system. Examines contemporary and historic political and legal relations between Indigenous, federal and provincial levels of government. Introduces the function and characteristics of constitutions, and the sources of Canadian constitutional law. Explores topics such as constitutional amendment, the division of legislative powers, parliamentary sovereignty, delegation, executive power, the role of the judiciary, Aboriginal rights, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.