Sociology 2260A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Legislative Intent, Precedent, Surrogacy
23 Apr 2017
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Means that we rely on past decisions (aka precedent) Doctrine of precedent: judges are bound but what was already decided by a higher court. Stare decisis: to stand by what is decided. Creates a greater predictability of outcomes and greater consistency and creditability. Quebec"s civil code and code of civil procedures. Often referred to as a mix system because federally they have to follow. Canada"s common law but they have provincial civil law. Laws are much more detailed and speci c. No questions on this on the midterm because there will be a speaker on this in a future class! Problem that intrudes on the well-being of individuals and organizations; or well- Thursday, february 2, 2017 being of the government itself. Never smoked in her life but worked in restaurants and bars for 40 years and was around second hand smoke and got lung cancer. Put pressure on to make workplaces smoke free.
