ADMS 2610 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Frivolous Litigation, Summary Offence, Natural Justice

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 2610
• Professor: Richard Gasparini

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Lecture notes session one jan 7. Chapter 1 the law and the legal system. A series of rules that govern the relationships between individuals, rules that govern the state (country), and rules that govern the relationships of businesses and other associations that exist in society. as societies and cultures change, their values and morals change. law should be looked upon as a running stream, carrying society"s hopes, and reflecting all its values. chief justice bora laskin. law as found in the recorded judgments of the courts know as case law . statutes are laws based by a properly constituted legislative body/government. Judicial interpretation and application of statute law creates case law. stare decisis latin phrase- to let a decision stand applies if decision: from the judges own court persuasive. form a court of equal rank persuasive. from a court of higher rank - binding.