Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - John Mcclung, Slut, Implied Consent
4 May 2013
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Law disputes that provide formal, impartial, and decision who is legally right (objective) Judges apply the law, not make the law. Judges apply the law, interpret the law. Not written in law, based off judgement. Judge made law, judgements of various courts. Stare decisis binds all cases of similar natures, all courts in a province (persuasive from province to province) Supreme court is binding for all courts (binds all courts) Free from the state government puts no pressure on justice that favours government. Rule of law: no one is above the law, even the government. Appear impartial and neutral divorce ourselves from our political ideology. No cut of salaries, set by legislation or unions. Day to day operation of the court system. No well-defined set behaviour criminal acts, judge does sometime that bring the judicial system into disrepute. Removal starts with cjc canadian judicial council. Before it was up to the minister of justice (government is stepping in)
