In the past, supreme courts in many democratic nations have made rulings that required the legislature to create policy that supported the ruling. [For example, in the Canadian case of R. v Bedford, the Supreme Court ruled that existing sex work laws were unconstitutional, and gave Parliament one year to draft new sex work policies.] As such, decisions made by the judicial branch can result in compelling the legislative branch to create legislation to support its decision. A binding referendum, is a vote by the general population on a specific policy (e.g. should our nation leave x international union) which also compels the legislature to create policy to support its decision. Currently, only the legislative branch can initiate referenda in most nations