Constitution of Canada
The Constitution of Canada is the entirety of both codified and uncodified Canadian constitutional law . So it is not a single overall document in the sense of the continental European modern constitutional tradition. Since there is no difference between constitutional law and statute law , the constitution can be changed without any special majority requirements. Here, the constitution of Canada is similar to the constitution of the United Kingdom .
The codified elements of the constitution are listed in Section 52 (2) of the 1982 Constitutional Act . These are the Canada Act 1982 (including the Constitutional Act of 1982 itself, which also contains the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ), all of the laws and orders mentioned in the Constitutional Act of 1982 (including the Constitutional Act of 1867 and other British North America Acts ) as well all amendments to the aforementioned components.
According to the case law of the Supreme Court of Canada , unwritten rules are also part of the constitution.
See also
Web links
- Text in English, 1982
- Canada in the Making / Canada en devenir - History of the Canadian Constitution (English / French)
- Constitution ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .