Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Tobacco Industry, Convenience Store, Public Law

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

Document Summary

James mccrae own a small convenience store in n. s. Mccrae refuses to comply with recent regulations passed under n. s. Tobacco access act (taa: requires tobacco not be visible to the public except at the moment of sale. Tobacco industry pays retailers to display their goods and this is part of his income stream. N. s. believes that displaying the products normalized the consumption of tobacco and encourages it. M(cid:272)crae"s perspe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e n. s. legislation interferes with freedom of expression section. E(cid:448)er(cid:455)o(cid:374)e has the follo(cid:449)i(cid:374)g fu(cid:374)da(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal freedo(cid:373)s : b) freedom of thought, belief, expression, opinion, including freedom of the press and other media of communication. He is eventually charged under the taa however states it is unconstitutional. Government: the legislative branch creates law in the form of statutes and regulations, the executive branch formulates and implements government policy and law, the judicial branch adjudicates on disputes.