Law 2101 Lecture 1: Lecture 1
19 Sep 2016
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Language meant to capture a wide variety of situations. Allows to address a problem before it rises. Very flexible and can be changed easily. A like cases should be dealt with other a like cases (stare decisis) Looks at prior, specific disputes to move forward with a similar case. A other laws have to conform to these laws. The beg more questions than they actually answer. Authorized to make laws respecting nation things, assigned by the constitution act 1867. Enact statutes that apply only to that specific province. Able to create by-laws which only act in that specific city. No elected judges in canada, all appointed. Guided by precedent, principle, statute and constitution. Public law: relates to the rules that regulate public bodies/entities o. Private law: private individuals in society, can involve small groups, unions etc o. Criminal: prosecutions, the state as a whole says you do something bad and you deserve to be punished for it.
