Constitutional Law in Theory and Practice - 9780802076502

Constitutional Law in Theory and PracticeAuthor(s): David Beatty\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9780802076502, 978-0802076502\nSynopsis\nDavid Beatty draws on more than twenty years' teaching experience to produce a comprehensive introduction to the basic rules in constitutional law, accessible to law and non-law students alike. He reviews the leading cases handed down by the Supreme Court of Canada and the Privy Council concerning the original BNA Act of 1867 and the Canadian Charter of Rights enacted in 1982. As well, Beatty reviews many of the most important decisions made by other courts around the world and analyses the function judges and courts perform in liberal democratic societies when they enforce written constitutions including bills of rights.\n\n The initial chapter introduces the reader to the subject of constitutional law what it is all about, what its function is, and how it interacts.