Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Lecture 2: Lecture 2.doc
4 Mar 2015
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Jury of peers wouldn"t find him guilty ex. Highest court can go against their prior decisions. Use cases to interpret the statues was fined 2 million. Set of rules, established by government, that are enforced. Is something a law if it doesn"t matter if you obey it? o. Driving at 100 km per hour on the highway. Opened business on a sunday, fought to the top of supreme court of canada, Civil law system: no precedent, use a code and interpret it on a case-by-case basis (france, india spain, quebec) We will use civil law in the context of criminal matters vs civil matters. Right to appeal to the provincial court of appeal or federal court of appeal, you need permission to appeal to the supreme court. You can only appeal on matters of law, not on matters of fact. No evidence or witness blocks in the court of appeal.
