FRSC 1100H Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Royal Assent, Legal Citation, Canlii

• School: Trent University
• Department: Forensic Science
• Course: FRSC 1100H
• Professor: Smith Rhonda

Document Summary

A rule that a particular country or society creates and recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and enforced by governments. There are 2 sources of law: 1. Legislation/statutes - laws made by governments a written law: 2. Case law/common law - laws made by judges/courts a court decision. Statutes or legislation are laws created by 3 levels of government: Provincial appl(cid:455)i(cid:374)g to that p(cid:396)o(cid:448)i(cid:374)(cid:272)e o(cid:396) (cid:862)codes(cid:863) Municipal appl(cid:455)i(cid:374)g to a pa(cid:396)ti(cid:272)ula(cid:396) (cid:272)it(cid:455) o(cid:396) to(cid:449)(cid:374) (cid:894)(cid:272)alled (cid:862)b(cid:455)-la(cid:449)s(cid:863)(cid:895). To make a law - to change a law - to repeal a law. Similar but no senate review & lieutenant governor signs to finalize. Governments can only act if they have legislative authority (intra vires) othe(cid:396)(cid:449)ise (cid:858)ult(cid:396)a (cid:448)i(cid:396)es(cid:859) = a(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g outside their authority. The constitution act, 1867 since 1982 (before that the british north america act) The constitution is the fundamental legal basis for government authority and by which government is organized. Paramount legislation primacy of the constitution of canada s.