ADMS 2610 Lecture Notes - Lex Mercatoria, Concurrent Jurisdiction, Public Law
21 Jan 2013
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Some highlights of lecture 1 on chapters 1 and 2. In addition to the constitution, and written and unwritten law, the canadian legal system is comprised of three branches of government: legislative branch: creates law in the form of statutes. Synonyms for statutes are legislation, and acts if parliament or acts. 1867 (now called the constitution act, 1867); and the canadian charter of rights and. Exclusive jurisdiction means that the jurisdiction held by that particular level of government is not shared with another. In other words, if the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction in a specific area such as criminal law, the provinces cannot enact or make or pass any laws in that area. Executive branch: the branch of government that formulates or makes and. Sometimes, however, a given area does not fall into section 91 or 92 so that both the provinces and the federal government can pass laws relating to that area.
