EDRD 2650 Study Guide - Final Guide: Clean Water Act (Ontario), Common Law

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Environmental Design and Rural Development
• Course: EDRD 2650
• Professor: John Fitzgibbon

Document Summary

The law is the command of the sovereign, the sovereign being any independent body with the authority to regulate society and backed by coercive enforcement, each with its own set of rules from varying sources and with varying aims. The content of canadian laws may be categorized as either substantive or procedural: substantive laws are those laws that dictate the rights, duties and prohibitions of the state and its citizens. Further divisions among canadian laws include: public vs. Private, and criminal vs. civil: public law is concerned with the structure, duties and powers of government, and the relations between the state and its citizens. Constitution, administrative law and criminal law: private law is concerned with the relations between citizens, and governs issues such as marriage, divorce, and property. The content of both public and private law may be categorized as either substantive or procedural: criminal law considers a crime to be an act against the state, as outlined in the.