Solution Manual for Canadian Business and the Law by Philip King Dorothy Duplessis Shannon O Byrne Lokkie Adams Steven Enman Verified Questions with 1
Canadian Business and the Law by King Duplessis Byrne Adams Enman Study Guide Questions | Expert-Verified Solutions Tort law - answer - Business law area dealing with injury to others Contract law - answer - Business law area dealing with the day-to-day operations of a business Business organizations (law) - answer - Business law area covering formation and operation of businesses Land law - answer - Business law area covering purchasing or leasing of premises Law - answer - A body of rules of conduct laid down by a governing body; controls the actions of individuals in its jurisdiction, with sanctions if a rule is violated Three functions of law - answer - Settling disputes; establishing rules of conduct; providing protection for individuals Substantive law - answer - Laws that set out the rights and duties of individuals Procedural law - answer - The procedures a plaintiff must follow to enforce a substantive law right Public law - answer - Law relating to the relationship between the individual and the government Private law (civil law) - answer - Law relating to relationships between individuals Four sources/components of modern Canadian law - answer - Common law; statute law; administrative law; Aboriginal and Indigenous law Common law (case law) - answer - Law made by judges through decisions in cases; Canada is a common law country Stare decisis - answer - "To stand by a previous decision"; a judge must apply the judgment of a previous case with similar facts if it came from the same court, a court of equal rank, or a higher court Statute law - answer - Laws established by the governing body of a particular jurisdiction through the legislative process; easy to change relative to common law Bill - answer - A proposed law presented to a legislative body (e.g. House of Commons) Motion (legislative process) - answer - A decision to read a bill the first time; if the bill passes second and third reading it is sent to the Senate for approval Royal assent - answer - Approval of the sovereign (Governor General or Lieutenant Governor) needed for a bill to become law Proclaimed - answer - When a law becomes effective Administrative law - answer - Body of rules governing the application of statutes to activities regulated by administrative tribunals or boards; a subset of statute law Regulations - answer - Procedural rules made under a statute Administrative tribunals - answer - Agencies created by legislation to regulate activities or do specific things; power is delegated from the legislative body; decisions may be subject to judicial review Aboriginal law - answer - Body of Canadian law, made by courts and legislatures, relating to Indigenous Peoples and their relationship with the Crown Indigenous law - answer - Collection of legal traditions, customs, and practices of Indigenous Peoples and groups Constitution - answer - The basis upon which a state is organized and the powers of its government defined Constitution Act (1982) - answer - Sets out fundamental rights and freedoms and defines law-making powers of legislative bodies; Part 1 is the Charter (ss 1-34), Part 2 has the amending formula and the former British North America Act (1867) Section 91 (Constitution) - answer - Federal powers: trade and commerce, criminal law, bankruptcy and insolvency, navigation and shipping, bills of exchange and promissory notes, etc. (30 headings) Section 92 (Constitution) - answer - Provincial powers: property and civil rights, local or private matters, incorporation of companies, licensing, solemnization of marriage, local works, etc. Residual power - answer - Power over all matters not expressly given to the provinces belongs to the federal government Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - answer - Sets out basic rights and freedoms of all Canadians; applies only to government actions, laws and policies; entrenched in the constitution; rights are not absolute Charter s 1 - answer - Guarantees the rights a
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