POLS 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Fetus, Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Freedom Of Movement
28 Feb 2019
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Law: a rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority. Constitutional law: deals with the rules, practices, and institutions which constitute the state. Precedence (based on previous decisions (reference cases)) Civil law: no such thing in canada. Asian, african, indian: law based on gods sayings. Based on customs ethnic laws that different than traditional legal system. Common law: the rules developed by the courts and based on the principle of stare decisis (precedents) Civil law: the law of ancient rome, especially one that applies to private citizens. Judgements are based on codified principles rather than on precedents. Federal court of canada: hears cases of taxation, patents, copyright and administration. Supreme court of canada: nine justices appointed by the prime minister, the highest court for civil, criminal constitutional cases. The constitutions: the whole body of fundamental rules and principles according to which a state is governed.
