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SOURCES OF LAW
Unit 1
LEGAL SOURCES: Authorities for
existing rules of law.
LITERARY SOURCES: The written
records of legal rules
LEGAL SOURCES
These are authorities for existing rules of
law:
1. Constitution
2. Case Law/Common Law & Judicial Precedent
3. Legislation/Statutes
4. Equity
5. Custom
LITERARY SOURCES
These are the written records of legal rules:
1. Law Reports
2. Books
3. Historical sources
4. English Legal history
5. Legal Treaties
CONSTITUTION
• Written Constitution most important legal source.
• Constitutional Supremacy- Parent Law: Collymore v AG
(1967) 12 WIR 5, Boyce and Joseph v R (2004) 64 WIR
37
• Function: Judicial Review
Define and protects basic Human Rights
Creation of State Institutions
Granting of authority to make laws
Independent body of law which regulates
Lays down mandatory procedures for government
CONSTITUTION
• Lays down mandatory procedure for
government – Judicial Review
• Maharaj v AG of Trinidad and Tobago [1978] 2
All ER 670.
COMMON LAW/CASE LAW
• Legal principles derived from cases.
• Common Law in U.K
• Doctrine of Judicial Precedent
LEGISLATION
• The Will of Parliament
• Usually initiated by government
• Function RCCIPR(Mnemonics)
Revision
Consolidation of enactments
Codification
Implementation of treaties
Public Policy
Response to Pressure Groups
LEGISLATION
• Acts of Parliament/Statutes
Measured against Constitution
• Subsidiary/Delegated Legislation
Created by statutory bodies who
Parliament has delegated legislative
powers
Bylaws & Regulations or Orders
• Autonomic Legislation
Independent powers to legislate for
members eg. Jamaica Bar Association.
EQUITY
• Body of rules developed in parallel with the
common law
• Fairness, justice
• History
Correct rigidity of common law
Court of Chancery
EQUITY
• MAXIMS OF EQUITY – Nature of Equity
• Equity does not suffer wrong without a
remedy.
• Equity does not assist a volunteer.
• He who comes to equity must come with
clean hands.
• Equity looks to the intent and not to the form.
• Equity acts in personam rather than in rem.
EQUITY
• He who seeks equity must do equity.
• Used primarily in property law and contract,
Examples:
– Mareva Injunctions
– Anton Pillar Search Orders
EQUITY
• Relationship between equity and the
Common Law:
• Presupposes the existence of the common law
• 1873-1875 Judicature Act abolishes conflict.
• Rules of equity prevail in conflict.

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Lect._3.4_Sources_of_Law.ppt

  • 1. SOURCES OF LAW Unit 1 LEGAL SOURCES: Authorities for existing rules of law. LITERARY SOURCES: The written records of legal rules
  • 2. LEGAL SOURCES These are authorities for existing rules of law: 1. Constitution 2. Case Law/Common Law & Judicial Precedent 3. Legislation/Statutes 4. Equity 5. Custom
  • 3. LITERARY SOURCES These are the written records of legal rules: 1. Law Reports 2. Books 3. Historical sources 4. English Legal history 5. Legal Treaties
  • 4. CONSTITUTION • Written Constitution most important legal source. • Constitutional Supremacy- Parent Law: Collymore v AG (1967) 12 WIR 5, Boyce and Joseph v R (2004) 64 WIR 37 • Function: Judicial Review Define and protects basic Human Rights Creation of State Institutions Granting of authority to make laws Independent body of law which regulates Lays down mandatory procedures for government
  • 5. CONSTITUTION • Lays down mandatory procedure for government – Judicial Review • Maharaj v AG of Trinidad and Tobago [1978] 2 All ER 670.
  • 6. COMMON LAW/CASE LAW • Legal principles derived from cases. • Common Law in U.K • Doctrine of Judicial Precedent
  • 7. LEGISLATION • The Will of Parliament • Usually initiated by government • Function RCCIPR(Mnemonics) Revision Consolidation of enactments Codification Implementation of treaties Public Policy Response to Pressure Groups
  • 8. LEGISLATION • Acts of Parliament/Statutes Measured against Constitution • Subsidiary/Delegated Legislation Created by statutory bodies who Parliament has delegated legislative powers Bylaws & Regulations or Orders • Autonomic Legislation Independent powers to legislate for members eg. Jamaica Bar Association.
  • 9. EQUITY • Body of rules developed in parallel with the common law • Fairness, justice • History Correct rigidity of common law Court of Chancery
  • 10. EQUITY • MAXIMS OF EQUITY – Nature of Equity • Equity does not suffer wrong without a remedy. • Equity does not assist a volunteer. • He who comes to equity must come with clean hands. • Equity looks to the intent and not to the form. • Equity acts in personam rather than in rem.
  • 11. EQUITY • He who seeks equity must do equity. • Used primarily in property law and contract, Examples: – Mareva Injunctions – Anton Pillar Search Orders
  • 12. EQUITY • Relationship between equity and the Common Law: • Presupposes the existence of the common law • 1873-1875 Judicature Act abolishes conflict. • Rules of equity prevail in conflict.