ACTG 1P71 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Miranda Warning, Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Precedent
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A body of rules made by government that can be enforced by courts or by other government agencies. A body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct: good rules are considered law. Social aspects of law: retributive justice, series of rules to introduce sanctions which introduces conduct, ex. Criminal law or court law: distributive justice, legal system is set up to enforce social model, ensure basic needs are met by distribution of assets, ex. Healthcare system: efficiency justice, commercial efficiency, mechanisms of commerce function properly, ex. La(cid:449) (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)er(cid:374)i(cid:374)g the go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t a(cid:374)d i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals" relatio(cid:374)ships (cid:449)ith it, including criminal law and the regulations created by government agencies. The rules that govern our personal, social and business relations, which are enforced by one perso(cid:374)"s sui(cid:374)g a(cid:374)other i(cid:374) a pri(cid:448)ate or (cid:272)i(cid:448)il a(cid:272)tio(cid:374) Levels of court (lowest to highest: provincial court, superior court, ontario court of appeal, supreme court of canada.
