POLSCI 3CL3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Quasi, Natural Justice, Due Process
6 Sep 2018
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Definition: the areas of law that govern the relationship between the state and its citizens, and more particularly, through the use of state power by the state in relation to and in relationship with its citizens. A set or series of formal and/or informal rules, norms, and/or values that govern the relations or interactions between persons and/or organizations and are applied, interpreted or enforced by a judicial or quasi-judicial process. Formal law: formal law includes rules established by an institution per certain processes; informal law involves the unwritten, customary aspects of the legal system. Informal law: informal law or "custom" may involve practices or traditions that are symbolic or complementary to existing laws, or are designed to circumvent the law, or are quasi-legal and essentially supplant the law. Our laws make up more than just written laws, they are unwritten but equally binding. i. e. nowhere in the constitution will you find the protection against discrimination based off sexual orientation.
