COMM 381 Study Guide - Final Guide: Vicarious Liability, Uberrima Fides, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
31 Mar 2015
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Corporate actors generally do not enjoy charter rights and freedoms. Statutes are laws passed by parliament, a provincial legislature or municipal council (the latter typically referred to as by-laws) Subordinate legislation enjoys the clout of enacted statutes, though created by an appointed, rather than elected, governmental body. Must be created pursuant to a duly enacted statute. Statutes and subordinate legislation cannot offend the constitution. The consistent application of judicially defined principles in subsequent cases. The system of civil law in all provinces but quebec, has its origins in england. Its primary elements include contract law, torts and property law. The system of law governing private relations in quebec, most of europe and south. The quebec civil code is much like a very comprehensive statute, which sets forth legal principles affecting contracts, torts, property, wills and trusts, among other areas. In civil code systems, judicial discretion and the role of precedent is less significant than in common law jurisdictions.
