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LGST 230 The Canadian Legal System Assignment

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The Canadian Legal System (LGST 230)

   

Added on  2020-05-01

LGST 230 The Canadian Legal System Assignment

   

The Canadian Legal System (LGST 230)

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Running head: Legal System in CanadaReference Re Same-Sex Marriage 2004 SCC 79
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Legal System in Canada 1ContentsAssignment 2.1......................................................................................................................................2Citation and docket number of judgement.........................................................................................2Facts of the case.................................................................................................................................2Significant discussion on issue of “division of powers”....................................................................2Legislation at issue............................................................................................................................2Assignment 2.2......................................................................................................................................3Analysis of the case...........................................................................................................................3Identifies challenged legislation........................................................................................................3Review of the legal concepts as discussed in the judgment...............................................................4Merits of the judgment......................................................................................................................4Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................4References.............................................................................................................................................5
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Legal System in Canada 2Assignment 2.1Citation and docket number of judgementThe case, Reference re Same-Sex Marriage 2004 SCC 79 and its docket number is 29,866. The court heard a proposed reference of federal authority on recognition of same sex marriage in its Proposed Act that is “an Act regard to recognize aspects of Legal Capacity forcivil marriage”. Such proposed act of federal government recognized by hon’ble McLachlinC.J and his bench of J. Major, J. Bastarache, J. Binnie, J. LeBel, J. Deschamps, J. Fish, J. Abella and J. Charron.Facts of the caseThe case recalled a time when same-sex marriage controversy became a valid recognition in Canada. It was path of progress which formerly was a tortured stage for same sex due to the provision of Canadian religious Charter who only belief for traditional recognition of different sex marriage. Such progressive path ultimately weakens the federal government traditional beliefs too. However, Proposed Act of federal government came into light by changing stage of civil marriage in Canada. Before passing the proposed act, a matter coveredby political mask by demanding the Supreme Court of Canada, through reference to allowing such Proposed Act (Fairlieand Sworden, 2017).Significant discussion on issue of “division of powers”It discusses a dispute on a subject of division of power between parliament and province as specified s. 91(26) and s. 92(12) of Constitution Act, 1867. Such dispute of distribution of legislative powers is examined by a doctrine on pith and substance (Oliver, Macklem and Rosiers, 2017).Legislation at issueIn the matter of section 53 of the Supreme Court Act, the Canadian Parliament referred four issues concerning such Proposed Act to the Supreme Court of Canada in order to guarantee constitutional validity on same sex. Prior to this case, the issue regard to constitutional validity on same sex marriage had been accepted by several courts verdict by providing constitutional recognition to same sex marriage (Gerstmann, 2017).
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