Course Description

PO480 The Politics of Rights: Canada in a Comparative Context 0.5

This course examines the political implications of a Charter of Rights and Freedoms in a parliamentary and federal system of government. The course focuses on Canada but draws on the experiences of other nations to assess the effects of a constitutional Charter of Rights and Freedoms on the relationship between the judicial branch and the executive and legislative branches of government.

Prerequisite: Registration status: Fourth Year Honours Political Science, and either PO205 and PO206 or PO263 and P0264 (or permission of the department).

Exclusion: PO497p.

Official electronic version updated on February 4, 2002

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