Public Law & Legislation (University of Ottawa CML 1104)

Craig Forcese (University of Ottawa Faculty of Law)

Introduction to legislation and public law, focusing on the structure of the Canadian legal system, including: sources of law, the federal legislative process and statutory interpretation; the legal system's constitutional basis; the organization of courts and tribunals in Canada and appeal processes; and the role of the courts in overseeing legislative and administrative action.

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19.1 Practice 19 (Public Law) Description 19.1 Practice 19 (Public Law) Description

We now shift attention to our last branch of government: the judiciary. We shall follow the same patten of examining appointment, dismissal, and function. In this first session, we begin by focusing on the structure of the Canadian judicial system and then turn our attention to appointment questions. List to Podcast 20 Introduction to the Judicial Branch and Podcast 21 The Federal Appointment of Judges. Read Forcese, Dodek et al, pp. 359-386.