In this guide, you will find information, resources and links about Canadian constitutional law. This includes some of the following subjects:
Constitutional:
- Division of powers
- Parliament & legislatures
Charter of Rights & Freedoms:
- Civil liberties
- Human rights
- Discrimination
For information about native rights, treaties, and other aboriginal law matters, check out our research guide on Aboriginal Law
For more information on finding cases see our research guide : Finding and researching cases A collection of the judgments of the Alberta Courts is available from CanLII. The official version of the reasons for judgment is the signed original or handwritten endorsement in the court file. If there is a question about the content of a judgment, the original court file takes precedence.
The Canadian Abridgment available on: WestlawNext Canada All Canadian Summaries, Canadian Case Summaries and Canada Digest are available on: LexisAdvance® Quicklaw®
Alberta Human Rights Act, RSA 2000, c A-25.5 To access or purchase the official version, go to Alberta Queen’s Printer
Canadian encyclopedic digest (C.E.D.) (Western) Sections related to Constitutional law include: The CED provides discussion of these areas of law with annotations to legislation and case law. Available electronically through: WestlawNext Canada
Halsbury’s laws of Canada is a multi-volume set includes coverage of Federal, Provincial & Territorial legislation Also available electronically through: LexisAdvance® Quicklaw® Titles related to Constitution Law and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms include: Additional information may be found under other topical headings.
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