POLS 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Sunday Shopping, Sex Shop, Henry Morgentaler
6 Dec 2016
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Law: a rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority. Constitutional law: deals with the rules, practices, and institutions which constitute the state. Customary law is very hard to establish, very common in developing countries, indigenous societies try to establish this as they feel as though they do not belong. Trudeau is trying to introduce more self-governing policies. Common law: the rules developed by the courts and based on the principle of stare decisis (precedents) Cases that have been established by the court of law and have been. Federal court of canada: hears cases of taxation, patents, copyright and administration. Establishes order, is supposed to have a peaceful resolution of conflict in society. Body of fundamental rules and principles according to which a state is governed. Establishes rules related to the system: rules about representation (of the senate, house of commons)
