Law
Answer the questions below as thoroughly as you can. Four to six paragraphs for each question. (a minimum of 5 written pages.)
Avoid extensive quotations from our text.
Do not cut and past information/data/analysis from the Internet (rules against plagiarism and academic dishonesty apply here)
Cite all work (primary and/or secondary.)
***** You cannot use a case more than once as an example to address a question
Make sure to clearly define all central terms and concepts you utilize to address the questions. DO NOT MERELY STATE; always qualify/explain and provide a context for key ideas and themes.
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Case Law Under Review
1) Sauve v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer)
https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2010/index.do
2) Canada v. Bedford
https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13389/index.do
1) Using one case example from above, explain how the Supreme Court uses the Charter to ‘limit’ the scope of legislation and/or administrative power in Canada. Do you think this is a legitimate role for the courts to play? If so, why? If not, why? In your own estimation, was the case ‘rightly decided?’
2) In your own words explain whether or not an entrenched ‘bill of rights’ is desirable? Does an entrenched ‘bill of rights’ (like The Charter) promote the central principles of both liberalism and democracy? If so, how does it accomplish that end? If not, explain how an entrenched “bill of rights” can threaten a liberal-democracy. (Provide at least one case example from above or our text to support your argument.)
