From the future of monarchy, Indigenous reconciliation to provincial sovereignty criminal sentencing and climate pricing regimes, Public and Constitutional Law touch every aspect of our modern society. These conventions define the roles and responsibilities of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, and guarantee certain democratic rights, such as the right to vote, mobility rights, legal, equality and language rights.
Law 205/705 Public and Constitutional Law provides an overview of general principles of public law, focusing on the institutions and organs of government, the sources and nature of the legal rules that create them, and the limits on their powers. The course also introduces the essential elements of the Canadian legal system, such as democracy, the rule of law, constitutional supremacy, parliamentary sovereignty, judicial independence and federalism.
Get an in-depth look at the structures and construction of our government and legal systems, and learn about your rights, democracy, and the basic principles underpinning every issue in Canadian law.