Open AccessSCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS AND CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE
Author(s) -
Elaine L. Hughes
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
constitutional forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1927-4165
pISSN - 0847-3889
DOI - 10.21991/c9hw90
Subject(s) - constitution , legislature , subject (documents) , law , political science , law and economics , sociology , computer science , library science
It is a well-established principle that the division of powers in the Constitution Act, 18671 sets out an exhaustive list of legislative subjects.2 Thus, all “new” subjects of potential regulation in Canada, such as biotechnology, must fit within the established categories of authority. This article explores some of the ethical implications of this constitutional framework and approach when the subject under consideration is the welfare of animals used in research.