ADM 3360 Chapter 12: Ch.2 - The Canadian Legal system
3 Dec 2016
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Statement of claim: document setting out the basis for a legal complaint. Government policy: central ideas/principles that guide the govt. in its work, and the kind of laws it passes. Constitutional law: the supreme law of canada that constrains and controls how the branches of government exercise power. Also charged with upholding (cid:498)the values of a nation(cid:499). Liberalism: a political philosophy that elevates individual freedom and autonomy as its key organizing value. Canadian legal system: comprises and governs the three branches of government. Treaty: agreement between two or more states that is governed by international law. Regulations: rules created by the political executive that have the force of law. Introduction the canadian legal system is the machinery that comprises and regulates government. The government is divided into three branches: legislative creates a form of law known as statute law or legislation. Examples: rights to bear arms in a given environment.
