Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Henry De Bracton, Legal Positivism, Legal Realism
12 Dec 2017
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Constitutionalism: constitutionalism: the idea that the powers of government ought to be limited, and limited by law. Limited by: federalism and charter of rights and freedoms: we are also limited by our values (different to each individual, the a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s of a (cid:862)li(cid:373)ited go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:863) are e(cid:448)aluated agai(cid:374)st the (cid:272)o(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374). Similarly, any law that infringes the charter of rights and freedoms is invalid. What is law: recognizable framework or blueprint that helps us recognize and identify ways we can interact (guides and informs how we interact with the world) Identifies how we go about acting: regulates interactions, 3 ps. Law is the body of rules that can be enforced by the courts or other gov agencies: all laws are rules but not all rules are laws. Govern according to the law: the si(cid:373)ple phrase (cid:862)the rule of la(cid:449) a(cid:374)d (cid:374)ot (cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:863) In that all of the actors in any government are people.
