ENV422H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Natural Person, Molar Concentration, Precedent
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Law: different from molarity and ethics. Person: natural person, artificial person (corporation) Govern us and made by some authorities. Art society believe it is important to create law that is legitimate, we/society will live by the rules: those rules binds together the society. Base on concept of a person; fictions (artificial persons) most of the laws does not distinguish between natural/ artificial person: limited liability. Capacity (not all natural person has capacity age, society hire lawyer to sue their infants, parents, mental illness: they may not have the ability to sue you. Common law: british tradition, co-principles of law that are not out there flowing around right now, ought. Statute constitution: federal (parliament, province (prov. Legislation: laws that are passed by democratically erected federal and provincial government. Most part of canada, europe, us, except quebec. Negligence we owe each other"s duty not to harm each other. Each decision is a mosaic of common law.