The Charter dialogue between courts and legislatures

Abstract

J udicial review is the term that is used to describe the action of courts in striking down laws.Lawyers and political scientists, especially those employed at universities, love to debate the question whether judicial review is legitimate.The question arises because, under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the judges, who are neither elected to their offices nor accountable for their actions, are vested with the power to strike down laws that have FEATURES