Since Nick Knight is a detective and Forever Knight a cop show set in Canada, the Canadian legal system is integral to the background of the series. The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law in Canada. It is an amalgam of codified acts (statute law) and uncodified traditions and conventions (common law). The core parts are found in the Constitution Act, 1867 (more usually known by its original name, the British North America Act), which outlines the system of government. The Constitution also includes the Constitution Act, 1982, which contains the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which is an entrenched bill of rights.