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Part 1. Sources of the Constitution

Introduction : sources of constitutional law and institutions

Constitutional amending procedures

The Crown prerogative, constitutional conventions and the unwritten principles of the Constitution

Courts, independence of judiciary and judicial review (sections 96, 101)

Part 2. Division of powers

Division of powers analysis : pith and substance, double aspect, paramountcy and interjurisdictional immunity

Peace, order and good government

Property and civil rights (section 92(13)) & provincial authority in relation to local and private matters (section 92(16))

Criminal law : federal jurisdiction in relation to criminal law and procedure : provincial jurisdiction in relation to court administration (sections 91(27), 92(14))

Trade and commerce (section 91(2))

Taxation and the raising of revenue (sections 91(3), 92(2)) and the jurisdiction of Parliament over banking, interests and bankruptcy

Communication, transportation, navigation and shipping (sections 91(10), 92(10))

Health care and the division of powers

Intellectual property (sections 91(22), (23))

The environment and natural resources (section 92A)

Immigration (sections 91(25), 95)

Family law : marriage, divorce and solemnization of marriage (sections 91(26), 92(12))

Part 3. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Introduction to the Charter : Charter analysis

Application of the Charter (section 32)

Standing to enforce Charter rights

Limitation of rights (section 1)

Notwithstanding clause (section 33)

Fundamental freedoms (section 2)

Section 7 : life, liberty and security of the person and the principles of fundamental justice

Privacy and unreasonable search (section 8)

Section 15 equality rights

Minority language rights (sections 16 through 23)

Mobility rights (section 6)

Democratic rights (sections 3 to 5)

Enforcement of rights and remedies (sections 24, 52)

Part 4. The Constitution and Aboriginal communities

The Constitution and Aboriginal communities : section 91(24) and section 35

Part 5. Conclusions and constitutional materials

Conclusion

Appendix A. Constitution Act, 1867

Appendix B. Constitution Act, 1982 : Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.