The Courts and the Canadian Constitution 9780773595040
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English Pages [258] Year 1964
Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Note on the Editor
The Carleton Library
Introduction
Part One: General Nature of The British North America Act As A Federal Constitution
1. The British North America Act 1867 Sections 91-95
2. Our Changing Constitution
3. The Meaning of Provincial Autonomy
4. Quebec and Canadian Federalism
Part Two: Judicial Review of The British North America Act
I. The Judicial Committee of The Privy Council
1. The History of The Judicial Committee of The Privy Council
2. "Peace Order and Good Government" Re-Examined
3. Some Privy Counsel
II. The Supreme Court of Canada
1. The Establishment of The Supreme Court of Canada
2. The Supreme Court of Canada: A Final Court of and For Canadians
3. Legislative Power and The Supreme Court In The Fifties
Part Three: The Process of Interpretation
1. Classification of Laws and The British North America Act
2. The Concurrent Operation of Federal and Provincial Laws In Canada
3. The Nature Use and Effect of Reference Cases In Canadian Constitutional Law
Note On The Contributors
