Law 2101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pith, Reserve Power, Procedural Law
9 Dec 2017
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Introduction to the legal system: sources and divisions of law. Sources of law: constitution, statues enacted by the federal parliament or provincial legislature, federal or provincial regulations, decisions by judges in cases. Constitution: supreme law of the country, to which all other laws must conform, very broad statements of general principle that are given concrete application by the courts, courts interpret the constitution because they are so broad. Two major sources of law: law made by the courts (common law or case law) law made by legislatures (statute law) Statute = a written law of a legislative body (ex. Act of parliament) can be federal or provincial. Before becoming a statute, passes through the legislature as a bill. Regulations (subordinate legislation: detailed rules refining, applying, or further describing broad statutory statements, passed by governor-in-council, parliament delegates to the government the authority to enact these rules, easily changed, flexible, easily hidden, much less visible.
