LAWS 3908 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Constitution Act, 1867, Two Row Wampum Treaty, French Colonial Empire
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Secondary sources in law: statutes and regulations . Created by federal and provincial legislature pursuant to division of powers (constitutional act) Sources that explain and sometimes determined law, such as: scholarly writings, articles, journals, newspapers: case law . This is not the law itself, but discusses the law. There is an unspoken rule, as developed from british roots, that law needs to be written down in order to be valid. Statue law is more important than case law because statute law takes precedent over case law. The reason for this is because case law is determined by judges whereas statutes are determined by legislatures. Legislatures have higher power than judges because legislatures make and enforce law whereas judges just enforce and protect it. It is an excellent way to study inequality media reporting, personal narratives, documentaries, etc. Consitutional supremacy: constitution is above legislature and everything else. It is the upmost law and nothing can trump it.
