Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Lecture 1: BUSINESS LAW MIDTERM 1

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

Document Summary

A set of rules, established by the government, and enforced by the government. Enforcement is necessary for something to be a law because observation alone does not comprise a law. Utilitarian laws provide utility provide overall good for society. Civil law is based on comprehensive code (i. e. quebec, parts of europe: based on merits in accordance to a code. Common law is based on previously decided cases (i. e. canada, uk, us, australia: based on precedent. Sources of the law: constitution always trumps law, constitutional democracy where the government is bound by law, statues/legislation, common law/case law. Consitutional law s. 91- federal jurisdiction s. 92 provincial jurisdiction. Canada distinct because of charter of rights and freedoms. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: freedom of conscience and religion, freedom of thought, belief, opinion, and expression, freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of association. Other rights and freedoms include: democratic rights. Limitations on the charter of rights and freedoms: only applies to government (s. 32)