Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Small Claims Court, Private Law, Enterprise Risk Management

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Philip King

Document Summary

Canadian legal system: the machinery that comprises and governs the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government. Independent from the legislative and executive branches of government. The constitution determines whether each level of government can make a law or not. Businesses are mainly affected by the provincial and municipal governments because they have jurisdiction over the property and civil rights: exception is business in banking (federal) Exclusive jurisdiction: jurisdiction that one level of government holds entirely on its on and not on a shared basis with another. Concurrent jurisdiction: jurisdiction that is shared between levels of government. Administrative law: rules created and applied by those having governmental powers. One of the primary interaction areas with businesses and the government. Functions can vary: can carry out purely administrative functions, sometimes have judicial functions. Each provincial court has three basic levels: trial, can be inferior or superior.