<P> Under the authority of section 52 ( 1 ) of the Constitution Act , 1982 , courts may review all matters of law . Accordingly , the courts have a broad reaching scope of competence . Constitutional issues come before the court through disputes between parties as well as through reference questions . The court has the discretion to hear any Constitutional issues as long as there is a sufficient legal component . The US constitutional political questions doctrine was rejected and so a political dimension to the issue does not bar it from court . </P>
<P> Under the authority of section 52 ( 1 ) of the Constitution Act , 1982 , courts may review all matters of law . Accordingly , the courts have a broad reaching scope of competence . Constitutional issues come before the court through disputes between parties as well as through reference questions . The court has the discretion to hear any Constitutional issues as long as there is a sufficient legal component . The US constitutional political questions doctrine was rejected and so a political dimension to the issue does not bar it from court . </P>
who decides whether a law follows the constitution or not
who decides whether a law follows the constitution or not
courts
courts