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Division of Powers - Topics
Constitutional Law II considers the
division of powers between parliament and provincial legislatures. In particular,
Constitutional Law II concentrates on:
·
property
and civil rights in the province,
·
trade
and commerce powers,
·
residuary
and emergency powers,
·
taxation
and spending powers,
·
the criminal
law
·
and Aboriginal
peoples.
Constitutional Law II also exposes students
to the basic doctrines that assist to operate the federal system. In
particular students are exposed to:
·
federalism
and flexibility,
·
Quebec’s
continuing grievances,
·
supremacy of the
constitution,
·
the rule of
law,
·
separation
of powers,
·
classification
of laws for the purposes of assigning constitutional jurisdiction to
parliament or the legislatures,
·
paramountcy
·
and interjurisdictional
immunity.
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