SOSC 2350 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Change, Solidarity, Legal Positivism

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Sponsoring departments prepare memorandum (cid:224) memorandum seeks approval & authorization for department of justice to begin drafting legislation (cid:224) sponsor department hosts an interdepartmental consultation (cid:224) memorandum is revised (cid:224) submitted to appropriate cabinet policy committee to be reviewed and prepare report (cid:224) cabinet approves memorandum, legislative drafters of dept. of justice prepare a bill in english & french (cid:224) bill is reviewed & approved by sponsoring minister & govt. Separation of institutional powers: independent judiciary the point of most direct confrontation between govt, law and individual, serve as a best barrier against lawyer govt actions, judiciary: the preserve of rule of law, judges & juries should be drawn from the ppl to sit for a temporary duration, ensured a complementary connection between culture & the law, dispute categories: parties private party. Public defendant initiated by a private party against the government. e. g. public initiated dispute with a public defendant between federal and provincial governments: key tenets of legal liberalism: