LAW 201 Study Guide - Summer 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Ontario, Canada, Inherent Jurisdiction
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Only 5/28 canadian prime ministers since confederation were not lawyers. This alone demonstrates the importance of lawyers in canadian governments and policy making. The overriding rule of lawyers in society is to protect the rule of law. Magna carta, or great charter originally signed in 1215 between. Purpose: the king could no longer act in an arbitrary way, but was required to follow a fair legal process in all things. The charter was repeatedly confirmed and expanded by subsequent british monarchs and by the british parliament. No single definition of the rule of law. Everyone is accountable to the law, and laws must be promulgated and enforced fairly. The rule of law is not a defined statute or common law rule. It is an overarching principle that governs the creation of laws and their implementation in democratic nations. The rule of law governs their creation & implementation! The implementation of the rule of law requires constant vigilance.
