Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Treaty, Small Claims Court, Tobacco Advertising

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Philip King

Document Summary

The canadian legal system comprises and governs legislative, executive, judicial branches of government. Legislative branch creates law in the form of statutes and regulations. Executive branch formulates and implements government policy and law. Government policy central ideals guiding government in its work, including laws it passes. Generates policy that may be directed at a business. Provides rulings that resolve existing + future legal conflicts. Constitutional law supreme law stating limits on exercise of power by branches of government. Liberalism political philosophy that emphasizes individual freedom as key organizational value. Not contained in 1 document (located in a variety of legislative/political written/unwritten places) Constitution act, 1867: divides legislative power between federal/provincial government. Canadian charter of rights and freedoms: identifies rights/freedoms guaranteed in canada. Constitutional conventions important rules that aren"t enforceable by a court of law but that practically determine how a given power is exercised by government. Legislative branch creates a form of law known as statute law or legislation.