Source of Law in Canada:
2) Common Law
2) Common Law
ˇJudges interpret and
apply statutes and regulations to
cases that they hear
ˇJudges may also
apply the legal principles from previous
court decisions to their cases
ˇJudges write their
decisions based on their interpretation
and application of the statutes and regulations
and the legal principles from previous court decisions
ˇThe compilation of
these decisions is known as “common
law”, “case law”, “jurisprudence” or “precedent”
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