The Judiciary

Описание: Primary Textbook
• Fairlie, John, and Philip Sworden. Introduction to Law in Canada. 2nd edition. Toronto, ON: Emond Montgomery Publications, 2019,,,.
◦ Note: This source provides the core theoretical framework for legal positivism, natural law, the division of powers, and the structure of the Canadian court system,,,.
Constitutional and Statutory Sources
• Constitution Act, 1867 (UK), 30 & 31 Vict, c 3, reprinted in RSC 1985, Appendix II, No. 5,,.
• Constitution Act, 1982, being Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (UK), 1982, c 11,,.
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982, being Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (UK), 1982, c 11,,.
• Supreme Court Act, RSC 1985, c S-26,.
Major Legal Treatises (Cited within the sources)
• Hogg, Peter W. Constitutional Law of Canada. 2018 Student Edition. Toronto, ON: Carswell, 2018,,,.
◦ Note: Frequently cited as the authoritative text on the "principle of exhaustiveness" and the distribution of legislative powers,.
• Sullivan, Ruth. Sullivan on the Construction of Statutes. 6th edition. Toronto, ON: LexisNexis, 2014,.
Academic and Professional Accreditation Materials
• National Committee on Accreditation (NCA). Foundations of Canadian Law. Syllabus and Curriculum Guidelines. Ottawa, ON: Federation of Law Societies of Canada.
• NCA-Tutor. "Foundations of Canadian Law Notes 2021 Update." NCA Exam Blog, December 31, 2020.
• Studocu. "NCA LOB Foundations of Canadian Law." York University, Introduction to Canadian Law (Course Notes for LAW 401).
• Matthews v MacLaren, 2 OR 137 (HCJ); aff’d SCR 441 (The "Ogopogo" case regarding the duty to rescue),,.
• Roncarelli v Duplessis, SCR 121 (Regarding the rule of law and abuse of discretionary power),.
• R v Oakes, 1 SCR 103 (The test for reasonable limits under Section 1 of the Charter).
• Reference re Same-Sex Marriage, 2004 SCC 79 (Regarding the principle of exhaustiveness in federalism)