Federal and Judical Powers

The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court that has official power appointed by judges to make changes to the constitutions and statutes in Canada. The Supreme Court is part of network of courts that deal with federal and provincial matters. Supreme Court is the only court that can deal with all types of matters. In this paper, the Supreme Court shows it has become activist in making charter decisions. Where, firstly the role of judicial activism will be viewed, judges have immunity in making changes in laws, and the government does not play a role in appointing these laws. Secondly, there have been many constitutional reforms that have led to implementation of the charter, such as the bill of rights. Thirdly, the charter and the role of Supreme Court judges are connected in a manner where they judges make the decision if the accused has violated the Charter. There are six fundamental groups in the charter that protect individual rights; they interconnect in some cases, where more than one right is violated. Thus, the Supreme Court Judges views the cases based on the charter where they make their decision based on the law or their judgement. Judicial activism entails judges to play an active role, where they can use their own opinion in creating and changing laws for the better in the Canadian society. Judges have full authority in going against cases that do not fit with the standards of Canadian society. The judges initially have their own opinion in matters of viewing the law, but they use methods to accordance to measure if the law is suitable to society, such as the pitch and substance doctrine. This doctrine is used in manner to analyse first what is the purpose of the law, second the Judges view if the law meets jurisdiction, if the law does not fit the criteria legislature it is discarded. Most importantly in the pitch substance doctrine judgement by