Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Primary And Secondary Legislation, Inquisitorial System, Precedent
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Publicly prescribed rules that we must follow or you can suffer some adverse consequence (jail, pay money, ordered to stop) Put values into speci c rules - rules safeguard values. Laws are concerned with procedure with how disputes are resolved. Sometimes right answer is debatable - process by which you are going to determine the right behaviour. Statutes - were not historically the primary source of law. Broad and broadly applicable rules passed by legislature. Can be enacted in anticipation of future events. Detailed rules re ning, applying or further described broad statutory statements. Statute usually does not include details, leaves it to the cabinet to de ne details. Passed by governor in council (cabinet) - authority to make details. If change statute you have to go through a long. Each decision determine the law as it applies to that dispute and (in theory) helps determine the law applicable to the other similar matters.
