"Constitutional jurisprudence" refers to the body of laws, principles, and court decisions that interpret and apply a country's constitution. It involves analyzing and interpreting the rights, powers, and obligations of both the government and its citizens as outlined in the constitution.
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- For the time being, the significant point is that, as noted at the beginning of this post, the reasoning of the majority in Kennedy — which emphasizes the fertility and richness of the common law as a source of fundamental rights and values — falls increasingly to be understood as part of a new stream of constitutional jurisprudence emerging from the Supreme Court. (publiclawforeveryone.com)
- Assuming the current trend in constitutional jurisprudence holds, we must ask whether such a course really is bad or whether it is a healthy development, reflecting a shift from a fixation on rights and judicial governance to democratic dialogue, political compromise, and discussion of values in a moral - cultural context. (firstthings.com)
- This is probably the most widely - cited test in Canadian constitutional jurisprudence, and has been used in virtually every case where the limits to Charter protections are tested. (chartercases.com)
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