CML 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Precedent

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Common Law
• Course: CML 1101
• Professor: Melanie Mallet

Document Summary

These are created by provincial and federal governments using statutes (which are the source(cid:523)s(cid:524) of the tribunals" power(cid:524) They are a quasi-judicial governmental body powers, but rather have powers that are derived directly from statutes. The tribunal is considered an administrative actor. If a decision is given by a tribunal and you disagree with it, you are entitled to appeal it to the judiciary. However, they are part of the executive branch they do not have organic. However, you are not always entitled to appeal you must check the justice (eg. immigration and refugee tribunal this is a federal board created by. They exist in areas where a certain amount of expertise is required to ensure. Tribunals make decisions pursuant to statute the immigration and refugee protect act (irpa)) Tribunals are meant to be less formal than courts (although some have mimicked courts and organized themselves more authoritatively) original statute to determine whether this is permitted.