Part 1:
1. Discuss different aspects of judicial review in administrative law and explain how judicial controUreview is exercised.
2. Compare and contrast at least three schools of jurisprudence and explain which one of them would provide us with a better framework for understanding the law and serving justice.
3. Using Marxist and non-Marxist approaches, discuss the relationship between the law, state, and politics.
4. Discuss the origins, nature, and development of the Canadian Constitution and Federalism.
5. Describe the structure, powers, and composition of the Supreme Court of Canada and discuss the controversies and issues surrounding the roles and power of the SCC judges.
6. Describe the Westray story, discuss its implications, and reflect on the lessons we can learn from it.
7. Discuss the meanings and development of the notions of rights, justice, and law by comparing and contrasting the philosophical and political thoughts of major thinkers discussed in lectures and readings.
8. Discuss the relationships between democracy and the rule of law.
Part 2: Identifications: you must define and explain their significance
The Quebec Quiet Revolution; "The Legalization of Politics"; Seven-fifty; Responsible Government; Natural law; Natural Rights; Circles of the Canadian legal system; Conventions; State; Hegemony; Globalization; Natural Justice; IRPA; Roncarelli v. Duplessis; The Sponsorship Scandal; The Public Works Protection Act (in the context of 2010 G8 Summit)