ADMS 2610 Lecture Notes - Concurrent Jurisdiction, Public Law, Lex Mercatoria
20 Mar 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. As between the federal government and the provincial governments, in order to determine which government has the right to enact a statute or legislation, you must refer to the canadian constitution which is comprised of both the british north. America act, 1867 (now called theconstitution act, 1867); and the canadian. In the constitution act 1867, sections 91 and 92 of this act set out the division of powers between the federal government (section: and the provinces (section 92) or, in other words, the jurisdiction of the federal. Exclusive jurisdiction means that the jurisdiction held by that particular level of government is not shared with another.
