Environmental Health Law 2
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- WHO'S WHO in Legal Systems?
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Citizens
Executive branch
Bureaucracy
Lobby groups
Politicians/Legislature (enact laws)
Courts/Judges
Administrative Tribunals/Boards
Lawyers
Legal philosophers
Law reform commissions, inquiries
Regulatory compliance managers - CITIZENS
- Vote and lobby
- EXECUTIVE
- Decides policy behind law and makes statutory initiatives
- who does the background work and drafts the law?
- BUREAUCRACY
- LOBBY GROUPS
- influence bureaucrats and politicians
- POLITICIANS/LEGISLATURE
- enact laws
- COURTS/JUDGES
- interpret and apply the law (and make it in some circumstances)
- ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS/BOARDS
- interpret and apply the law
- POLICE and REGULATORY INSPECTORS
- enforce the law
- who assist their clients with the law?
- LAWYERS
- who provide theories that explain the law?
- LEGAL PHILOSOPHERS
- who makes recommendations to improve the law?
- LAW REFORM COMMISSIONS
- who make sure their employers are in compliance with the law?
- REGULATORY COMPLIANCE MANAGERS
- What Characterizes Law?
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Reason
Force
Certainty
Flexibility
Non-Perfection
Morality
Neutrality
Equality
Rule of Law
Publicity
Non-retroactivity
Notice - true of false: the legislature is superior to the charter of rights and freedom.
- False.
- What are the PHAs (Public Health Acts)
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HPPA
TCA – Tobacco Control Act
SDWA – Safe drinking water Act
FDA – Food & drug Act
HPA – Hazardous products act
MIA – Meat inspection Act - What are the OHS Acts?
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OHSA
WSIA – Workplace safety & insurance act
CLC pt 2 – Canada Labour code pt 2
SiWA – Smoking in the workplace act
NSCA – Nuclear safety & control Act - List the acts that make up the EPA – environmental protection Act?
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OWRA – Ontario water resources
FA - fisheries
NMA – nutrition management
CEPA – Canadian environmental protection
PCPA – pest control & products
TDGA - What is Law?
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Social phenomena
Participants
Legal Materials
Legal Concepts
Legal Theories - Why is Law Relevant to the Program?
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Statutes are the framework in which we act as PH or OHS professionals.
seek compliance with the law.
Influenced by decisions of courts and tribunals that interpret and apply the law.
We contribute to reform of the law.