Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Inquisitorial System, Precedent
25 Nov 2017
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What is law: the publicly prescribed rules that we must follow, failing which we may suffer some adverse consequence, a reflection of common values of society, represent our basic morals, beliefs, the process by which disputes are resolved. Part, section or other provision of it: the government has delegated the power to change this provision substantially - lots of power, o. reg. Sources of law: common law / case law. Judges: not elected - appointed, make law in the course of resolving specific disputes, do not (usually) just make up law, guided by precedent, principle, statute, and constitution. Statutes and regulations: published in hard copy and also available online, for federal see http://laws. justice. gc. ca/eng, for ontario see www. e-laws. gov. on. ca/index. html, for london bylaws see www. london. ca/city-hall/by-laws/pages/by-laws. aspx, case law, sometimes published in hard copy and/or available online, for online see www. canlii. org/ Just keep in mind that the rules are different in quebec.
