CANADIAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (2009/2010)
SYLLABUS
Revised Syllabus
Fall Semester
POWER-POINT PRESENTATION FILES
FALL SEMESTER
Class 1 What is the Constitution?
Class 2 Judicial Review and Constitutional Interpretation
Class 3 Courts and Judicial Power
Class 4 Process of Constitutional Litigation
Class 5 Structure of Government
Class 6 Federalism: Historical Development 1
Class 7 Federalism: Historical Development 2
Class 8 Federalism: Pith and Susbstance
Class 9 Federalism: Necessarily Incidental Doctrine and Double Aspects Doctrine
Class 10 Inter-jurisdictional Immunity Doctrine
Class 12 Peace, Order, and Good Government 1
Class 13 Peace, Order, and Good Government 2
SPRING SEMESTER
Class 20 Aboriginal People and the Government
Class 22 Antecedents to the Charter
Class 23 Framework of the Charter
Class 24 Application of the the Charter
Class 25 Application of the Charter to Private Citizens
Class 27 Religion in Pubic Schools
Class 28 Freedom of Expression : General Framework
Class 29 Freedom of Expression: Political Expression
Class 30 Freedom of Expression: Defamation, Invsion of Privacy and Hate Speech
Class 31 Freedom of Expression: Pornography, Child-Pornography, and Sexually Explicit Materials
Class 32 Freedom of Expression: Commercial Speech
Class 33 Equality Right: General Framework
Class 34 Equality Right: Further Elaboration of the Framework
DISTRIBUTED MATERIALS
Summary of Analytical Framework for Federalism Issues
Summary of the Paraountcy Doctrine
Summary of trade and commerce regulation power
Summary of the Charter Framework
Summary of Applicability of the Charter
Summary of Freedom of Religion
Summary of freedom of Expression
Examination
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