LS101 Lecture 8: LS 101 - October 5th & 7th & 14th
Document Summary
Legal studies october 5 th (week 4: a brief introduction to canada"s legal history, the court system, and the charter of rights and. Freedoms: an introduction to canada"s legal history. The legislative branch: the government itself, the federal elected government and the provincial elected government. Each of them pass laws under their jurisdiction. International treaties that they have agreed to also regulate what the government can or cannot do (refugees). Can right any laws that they want but it has to follow the charter of rights. Executive branch: ministry of labour, justice, education (bureaucracies). All these government tribunal, ministries, that administer the laws. Judicial branch: court system, the formal court system. Judges interpret the law, that laws are enforced properly. Play an important role in interpreting the law. Power to strict laws down, as so long as they consider it to be a violation of the charter that is embedded in our.
