POLS 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Intelligent Platform Management Interface, Crown Attorney, Habeas Corpus
10 Jan 2018
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Pols 2300 canadian government and politics october 12th, 2017. Chapter 7: rule of law a basic legal principle that holds that no one is above the law, habeas corpus the right not to be detailed without cause or due process. Judicial impartiality the principle by which judges decide cases based on evidence and an objective interpretation of the law. Leave permission granted by a court to hear a case to appellants who have exhausted all levels. The judiciary: the judiciary encompasses the entire system of courts across canada. Interpreting and applying laws passed by the government: courts fulfil their major functions guardianship, adjudication and guidance. It (cid:449)as esta(cid:271)lished (cid:271)y the federal government in 1875, but did not receive the status of highest judicial authority until 1949: the supreme court selects which cases it will hear, prioritizing them by national interest. Judicial appointments: provincial and territorial court appointments, applications for provincial/territorial courts judges are vetted by a judicial appointments council.
