BUS 233 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Precedent, Parliamentary Sovereignty, Case Report

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 233
• Professor: Sasha Ramnarine

Document Summary

Laws are rights and obligations governing human interaction. Risk avoidance state of mind think what could go wrong, then avoid. Rules enforceable by court or other government agencies. Substantive law rules determining behavior, incl. rights + obligations. Procedural law concerned w/ how legal institutions work and process of enforcing law (the. Public law involves gov"t (criminal, regulatory, etc) Private/civil law governs how suing happens (between people) Domestic law are laws within one nation between their people or people and government. International law is between different countries or people from different countries. Applicant is person pushing ahead with matter. Appellant describes person appealing decision to higher court. Bijural describes countries where both civil and common law used. Used in most countries (eg in ca - quebec) Based on napoleonic code (which was originated with the roman law) Not based on precedent, but by rules. Used by england and commonwealth, canada"s english-speaking provinces and the territories.