Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Political Philosophy, Concurrent Jurisdiction, Small Claims Court

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Philip King

Document Summary

The canadian legal system is the machinery that comprises and regulates government. Government, in turn, is divided into three branches: the legislative branch creates law in the form of statutes and regulations, the executive branch formulates and implements government policy and law, the judicial branch adjudicates on disputes. Constitutional law is charged with ascertaining and enforcing limits on the exercise of power by the branches of government. It is also charged with upholding the values of a nation. 8 these values are tied to the political philosophy known as liberalism. Government policy- the central ideas or principles that guide government in its work, including the kind of laws it passes. Constitutional law- the supreme law of canada that constrains and controls how the branches of the government exercise power. Liberalism- a political philosophy that emphasizes individual freedom as its key organizing value. Canadian legal system- the machinery that comprises and governs the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.