LEGL 210- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 35 pages long!)

• School: MacEwan University
• Department: Legal Studies
• Course: LEGL-210
• Professor: Brian Keller

Document Summary

Definition: law -> 3 different legal philosophies: natural law theory-> morals = laws. Nobody agrees: legal positivism -> agree because the person has power. People will not smoke (cid:373)a(cid:396)ijua(cid:374)a si(cid:373)pl(cid:455) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause it(cid:859)s agai(cid:374)st the la(cid:449). (cid:894)b(cid:396)ia(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:373)o(cid:373) sa(cid:455)i(cid:374)g she(cid:859)ll t(cid:396)(cid:455) it o(cid:374)(cid:272)e it(cid:859)s legal(cid:895). E(cid:272)og(cid:374)izi(cid:374)g autho(cid:396)it(cid:455): legal realism -> the lords day act 1982. Charter of rights and freedoms (cid:862)ult(cid:396)a (cid:448)i(cid:396)es(cid:863) (outside the law). Law that university students have a curfew of 6pm. People would fight the law saying it goes against the charter of rights and freedoms. Law: a law is any rule that the courts are willing to enforce. (cid:862)ult(cid:396)a (cid:448)i(cid:396)es(cid:863)- outside the law. 2 different legal systems in canada: civil code system, common law legal system. Co(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) la(cid:449) legal (cid:455)ste(cid:373) (cid:894)(cid:862)sta(cid:396)e de(cid:272)isis(cid:863)(cid:895): a(cid:271), ca(cid:374)ada, u , uk, n), aust(cid:396)alia. A s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) of following past legal precedents. (or past legal decisions of the courts). Lukshi v. sarah sheep argument (1902) these are both civil (private) matters.