Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Primary And Secondary Legislation, Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India, Inquisitorial System
28 Sep 2015
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Law 2101 lecture 2 introduction to the legal system: what is law, the publicly prescribed rules that we must follow, failing which may suffer some adverse consequence, a reflection of common values of society. Not every law does this directly: a process by which disputes are resolved, sources of law, statutes. General and broadly applicable rules passed by legislature: federal or provincial, e. g. Can be enacted in anticipation of future events: historically, common law was primary, regulations ( subordinate legislation") Detailed rules refining, applying or further describing broad statutory statements. Legislature authorizes governor-in-council, therefore not necessarily passed by legislature. You need to wear gloves when manufacturing x . Employment standards act states you get overtime over x hours, though the threshold itself says if another threshold is prescribed, that prescribed threshold: can also be interpreted as unless cabinet says you don"t, common law/case law. Arguably the most important: historically, few statutes.
