Chapter 1 Flashcards
The rules of conduct that protect the rights of individuals and busniesses
Laws
A list of rules of conduct for employees relating to the creation, usage, control, and and maintenance of information
Privacy Plan
All the laws that are created in order to form and run a business
Business Law
A positive business management practice that realizes and assesses the risks associated with the activities of the business
Risk Management
The way a business behaves; moral decisions made by the stakeholders of a business
Business Ethics
People and groups that are directly and indirectly involved in the business such as employees, shareholders, suppliers and charitable organizations
Stakeholders
Set of rules for the relationship between the person/organizations and society
Public Law
Sets of rules on engagement between individuals
Private Law
The area of law where a defendant is charged with a crime and the lawyer who prosecutes the accused (The Crown) brings the defendant to trial. The crown must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of the crimes
Criminal Law
A set of codes, rules and regulations that are created by the government or an administrative body
Statue Law
Based on decisions handed down from case to case that is not criminal law; decisions of previous and similar cases are used as a basis for a court decision
Common Law (Precedent)
A doctrine where lower courts, in similar matters, use the decisions of the higher courts
Stare Decisis
Outlines the executive and legislative powers of federal and provincial governements
Constitution Act 1867
Entrenches the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as other rights such as aboriginal
Constitution Act 1982
Included in the Constitution Act 1982; protects Canadian’s fundamental freedoms such as freedom of religion. our mobility, and democratic rights
Charter of Rights and Freedoms
