Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ultra Vires, Manitoba Act, Legality Of Cannabis
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Week three: the canadian constitution: tells you the details of how society should function or be structured, sets standards and regulates behaviour. La(cid:449) deals (cid:449)ith th(cid:396)ee p(cid:859)s: persons, torts and constitution, property, promises, contracts and agreements, populations (as a possible 4th) All laws are rules but not all rules are laws. No exam questions but food for though ^^^ Law is a body of rules that are enforced by the courts or other government agencies. Constitutional law is concerned with rules governing the use of government power: ho(cid:449) the state i(cid:374)te(cid:396)a(cid:272)ts (cid:449)ith (cid:858)othe(cid:396)(cid:859) people, states, (cid:374)atio(cid:374)s, e(cid:374)tities (corporations, public law. Constitutions reflect the values that a country regard as important: these values are embedded into the constitution. Important to emphasize a limited government: limits the power of the state, the state is extremely powerful because it has resources. Described as law is equal by nature. The government must act by the law and is bound by the law.
