ADJ-1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Precedent, Flag Of Canada
26 Oct 2020
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The publicly prescribed rules that we must follow, failing which we may suffer some adverse consequence. Must ensure that everyone must go through a pair process and/or procedure. Broad and broadly applicable rules passed by legislatures (the government) Cant be specific they need to be applicable to many situations little detail. Can be enacted in anticipation of future events. Passed by both provincial and federal governments. Before a proposed act becomes a statue, it proceeds through the legislature in the form of a bill. Legislation is better suited to accommodate change than common law. Statue law does not rely on past decisions for its legitimacy. Entirely new laws can be put in place, or past ones amended or repealed. Detailed rules refining, applying, or further describing broad statutory statements. Passed by governor-in-council (essentially the government: specifically, passed by the cabinet. The government (cabinet) has the power to pass regulations without them being accepted by the.
