POLSCI 3NN6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Canada Pension Plan
9 Sep 2016
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Areas of law that govern the relationship between the state and its citizens, through state power, and in relation to and in relationship with its citizens. Set or series of formal or informal rules, norms, and/or values. Formal vs. informal constitutional conventions: unwritten practices governments are supposed to follow = informal. Common law vs. civil law relevant to canada - quebec: civil code system; rest of the country: common law system, adopted from uk, statutes are relatively vague/up to courts to interpret. Judicial/quasi-judicial process judicial: courts quasi: tribunals where government delegates authority to these tribunals to make determinations around certain issues applying for pension and denied: go before canada pension plan appeals tribunal. Crtc decides whether broadcasters get a license or not. Have to use something resembling judicial process (administrative law) Legislative, executive, judicial executive branch: administers laws judiciary: interpret laws.
