Philosophy 2080 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Obiter Dictum, Colin Turnbull, Lord Ordinary

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First and foremost: these introductory notes explain what we are going to be reading. The introductory comments are essential to an understanding of the materials for the entire year. I have greatly simplified these things, this doesn"t mean you should skim over them. You may also find it helpful, after reading some cases, to go back to these introductory comments. I am not initially using point form, but will do so once i am discussing the cases in the course pack/ text materials. The simplest way to describe law in the canadian legal system is to call it a set of rules that will, ultimately, be enforced by the state. The state has power", i suppose, at the end of the barrel of a gun (until a better weapon comes along). A law is one rule, the law is the entire body of state-enforced or legal rules. In canada, as a society, we acquiesce to the use of force.