POLS 3130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Entertainment Law, Price Controls, Canda
2 Jul 2016
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5 themes: decentralized, 14 different systems, most cases resolved by provincial courts (lower courts, diversity of parties, cases do not necessarily involve governments, governments are no different than private parties. Lawyers specialize in either a subject area of law: corporate and commercial, sports and entertainment law, international law. Or lawyers specialize in a field/type of law. Different processes, terminologies, standards of evidence and remedies compared to state prosecuted criminal offences. Disputes that arise when a party to an agreement does not fulfill their contractual duties. Disputes over how individuals manage their property. Disputes concerning the transferring of property (selling a house and the condition of it) Issue relating to shipping, operation and maintenance of vessels. Legislation governing civil disputes must conform to the constitution (including the charter: m v. h (1999) (same sex couples case) ontario family law act, vriend (1998) alberta human rights code this conforms to the charter.
