Week 1 Flashcards
Define Law
established rules for behaviour
more narrow than morality and ethics
define ethics
what should I do?
reflects values and beliefs
requires lots of thoughtd
define morality
beliefs, customs etc.
usually inherited
religion
what is the highest form of law
Statute law
which is public law
what is the definition of statute law `
formal written set of rules passed by a parliament or legislative body to regulate a particular area
who makes statutes
parliament and provincial legislatures
what is the federal health statute
Canada health act
what is the privinvial Manitoba statute
PHIA, RHPA, mental health act
what are regulations
laws that are passed to update or amend existing statutes
- specificity for a specific issue
who makes regulations
persons whom parliament has delegated the authority
what is common law
court intretation of statute or civil law
also known as case law
whats another word for common law
case law
what is the hierarchy of law
- acts
- regulation
- court decisions
- administrative tribunals (commissions/boards)
what is a president
judges previous devision that serves as a guide/basis for deciding future cases
what is civil law
regulates a wrong committed by one person against another
established by courts separate from governments
