As well, the judiciary has traditionally performed what political scientists refer to as a guardianship role , i.e. a neutral, impartial, independent referee of politics and political processes. This role is especially important in those countries with a federal structure, that is, in those countries where sovereign power is constitutionally divided between national and sub-national governments. To the cheers of its proponents and the jeers of its opponents, the Charter-Judiciary relationship has become an ever more conspicuous element of Canada's political, legal, and social life.
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Reserve Text Michael Mandel, The Charter of Rights and the Legalization of Politics in Canada . The lectures are to assist in introducing you to the legal, political, and philosophical principles which animate the concepts of law, justice, rights, legal reasoning, and so forth. Second, the lectures introduce you to the mechanics of Canada's judicial system, including the structure of the courts and the court system, the Common Law, the Civil Code, what lawyers and judges do, etc. Third, our lectures explore the political and social dimensions of Canada's constitution, with an emphasis on the role of the courts since the entrenchment of the Charter in 1982. There are two separate tutorial groups.