Foun1301 Law and Gov Book FULL chaptersl  University of the West Indies at St. Augustine FOUN 1301

Contents
Unit 1: Sources of Law
Overview .. ............................................................................................................................. 1
Session 1: Common Law.................................................................................................... 3
Summary.............................................................................................................................. 6
Session 2: Legal Sources of Law: Legislation ................................................................ 7
Summary.............................................................................................................................. 14
Session 3: International Treaties........................................................................................ 15
Summary.............................................................................................................................. 17
Wrap up ............................................................................................................................... 17
UNIT 2: Administration of Justice
Overview .. ............................................................................................................................. 19
Session 1: Hierarchy of Courts ......................................................................................... 21
Summary.............................................................................................................................. 27
Session 2: Caribbean Court of Justice .............................................................................. 29
Summary .............................................................................................................................. 33
Wrap up................................................................................................................................. 33
UNIT 3: Constitutional and Subsidiary Fundamentals
Overview................................................................................................................................ 35
Session 1: Constitutional Fundamentals ...................................................................... ... 37
Summary .............................................................................................................................. 41
Session 2: Impartial and Independent Judiciary and the Separation of
Powers................................................................................................................ 43
Summary .............................................................................................................................. 48
Wrap up ................................................. .............................................................................. 48
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UNIT 4: Nature and Functions of Law