FRSC 1011H Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Constitution Act, 1982, Ultra Vires, Municipal Clerk

• School: Trent University
• Department: Forensic Science
• Course: FRSC 1011H
• Professor: Smith Rhonda

Document Summary

Sources of law: statutory law (written law, legislation, the government, criminal code (made by the federal government, common law (jury, judges) What is a law: a rule that a particular country or society creates and recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and enforced by government, enforced by: police officers, judges, parking enforcement. Statutes or legislation are laws created by 3 levels of government: federal canada-(cid:449)ide (cid:894)(cid:272)alled (cid:862)a(cid:272)ts(cid:863) o(cid:396) (cid:862)(cid:272)ode(cid:863)(cid:895, provincial applying to that province, municipal applying to a particular city or town called by-laws. Parliamentary process (federal: to make a law, to change a law, to repeal a law. Federal parliamentary process: governor general gives royal assent, creates act or codes. Provincial process: similar but no senate review & lieutenant governor signs to finalize, creates acts or code. Municipal process: similar to provincial but municipal clerk signs, creates by-law. Steps: first reading, second reading, committee stage, report stage, third stage, senate, royal assent.