ENVS201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Polluter Pays Principle, Precautionary Principle, Rio Declaration On Environment And Development

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Legal concepts: the crown federal government, separation of powers. Each branch of the government has a different function: legislature creates law, executive implements and enforces law, courts interpret and apply law. Separation of powers suggests each role distinct and should not encroach us model. But in canada responsible government: executive (cabinet) made up of legislators, answerable to legislature, i. e. must maintain confidence of the legislature, gg (or lg) formal head of state oversees relationship b/t executive and legislative branches. Otherwise acts on the advice of the other branches ( governor-in-council : division of powers. Set out in ss. 91/92 of constitution act, 1867. Exclusive if power is assigned to one level, then those powers are by implication excluded from the other level. Exhaustive: all authority was notionally divided at confederation for areas that were not contemplated must either be allocated by analogy, sources of law. Statutes written law passed by legislative body. Regulations rule or directive made/maintained by authority.

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