Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2013
Keywords
Constitutional Law, division of powers, Charter, legal system, health care
Abstract
To really understand the influence of law on any activity, one must first understand the influences on the creation of law. This chapter sets the context for that discussion of law, by explaining the structural aspects of the legal system. Those aspects include the sources of law in Canada, the forms that law can take, and the parties who are primarily responsible for creating and shaping the law. This chapter will be structured around the discussion of four things: constitutional law, non-constitutional law, decision-makers in the legal system and, finally, a case study illustrating those features in action.
Recommended Citation
Steve Coughlan & Dale Darling, "The Canadian Legal System" in Michael Hadskis, Leah Hutt & Mary McNally, eds, Dental Law in Canada, 2nd ed (Toronto: LexisNexis, 2013).
Comments
From the Selected Works of Steve Coughlan.