MGMT 1P93 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Patent Office, Meeting Of The Minds, Apparent Authority
26 Oct 2018
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Protect people from physical or mental harm. Promote objectives and standards of behaviour that society deems desirable. Discourage objectives and standards of behaviour that society deems undesirable. Provides basis for all other laws within that entity. In canada cl sets and distributes power bw federal and provincial government and also limits govs exercise of power. Comprises the senate and house of commons (passed by hoc and approved by senate) Bylaw: law passed by city or municipal gov. Best known sources of al are the federal and provincial commissions and agencies created and given authority to regulate specific types of activities. Governs areas not covered by al or statutory law. Also used when courts decide on correct interpretations of statutes or administrative law that are in dispute. When court hears a case dealing with a specific issue renders a decision, sets a precedent. This means that other courts are supposed to follow this as a guide when hearing similar cases.
