Tyman3
Sep 11, 2010, 02:09 PM
With regard to the relationship between the judiciary (courts) and the legislatures, which of the following is false?
a. The courts have the power to declare a provincial statute to be void and of no effect, if it is beyond the authority of the provincial government to pass such a law.
b. A provincial statute could be struck down by the courts for being contrary to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
c. Although a statute is the creation of the legislature, the courts can affect the meaning of the statute through subsequent interpretation.
d. Judges have no authority to affect a statute once it has been passed by our elected representatives in the federal parliament.
e. Statute law overrides case law on the same point.
a. The courts have the power to declare a provincial statute to be void and of no effect, if it is beyond the authority of the provincial government to pass such a law.
b. A provincial statute could be struck down by the courts for being contrary to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
c. Although a statute is the creation of the legislature, the courts can affect the meaning of the statute through subsequent interpretation.
d. Judges have no authority to affect a statute once it has been passed by our elected representatives in the federal parliament.
e. Statute law overrides case law on the same point.