BUSM 1285 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Freedom Of Movement, Estoppel, Legal Age
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Laws & statutes: federal government, provincial, municipality. Federal: trade & commerce, navigation/ shipping, criminal law. Between 2 parties defendant: plaintiff & defendant. Judge makes decision based on a balance of probability. Judge determines whether defendant is guilty or not guilty. Decision is made based on a reasonable doubt. Legislative bodies (statutes: constitutions - how a country will be governed, federal government. Also charter was afforded to all canadians (freedom of mobility, association, speech, mobility rights, right to a lawyer, Administrative law: created by statute (form of law). Has one judge/ or judge and jury. Trial courts - where a dispute or case is heard for the first time by a judge, and where all facts presented so that the judge can render a decision; both civil and criminal cases. Appeal court"s - principal function is to review the decision of the trial court if one of the parties believe the trial judge made an error; will not re-hear the evidence.