LAW 122 Lecture 10: LAW122 Week 10 Review

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 122
• Professor: Lori Anne Heckbert

Document Summary

Constitution divides legislative authority: federal government: eg. Crime, bankruptcy, copyright( s. 91: provincial government: eg. When a government legislates outside its authority, law is ultra vires (=beyond the power of) and has no force or effect (s. 52) Charter only applies to government action: not directly applicable against private businesses. Charter may apply in favour of private businesses: o(cid:373)e p(cid:396)o(cid:448)isio(cid:374)s li(cid:373)ited to (cid:862)i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals(cid:863) Would include non-corporate business: corporations cannot hold religious beliefs! Charter (cid:396)ights su(cid:271)je(cid:272)t to (cid:862)(cid:396)easo(cid:374)a(cid:271)le li(cid:373)itatio(cid:374)s(cid:863: balance individual rights and community interest. Charter su(cid:271)je(cid:272)t to (cid:374)ot(cid:449)ithsta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g (cid:272)lause(cid:863: government can override some rights and freedom. All end with supreme court of canada. A(cid:374)d (cid:449)hat de(cid:272)isio(cid:374)s a(cid:396)e (cid:271)i(cid:374)di(cid:374)g o(cid:374) (cid:272)ou(cid:396)ts. Judge must follow similar decisions from courts higher in same hierarchy. Other court decisions may be persuasive but not binding. Rule of law: solve disputes based on law, not opinion. A tort is a failure to fulfill a private obligation imposed by law.