The article by Kathryn Burns’ “Notaries Truth and the Consequences” gives an insight to the sources of law (Boyd 36). Burns uses the experience of a notary to shed some light on the archives mostly of the Spanish American Empire …show more content…
Burn further states that “the challenge is to take what may look like a hodgepodge and imagine its internal logic, its connections, its screaming silences and exclusions and then try to imagine the colonial habitus in which these people, activities, silences, and exclusions sorted together “naturally” (378). Astonishingly, the records of indigenous notaries (noble and high-ranking local government authorities) are few and based on the article one can make sense that dominant groups’ power plays some part in it( Burns 365). These records clarify the lack of representation of Native group’s people who suffer from the colonial habitat. This model tells us roughly about customary then: whom to include and whom to exclude from the records. Equally well, it shows us how important democracy is, the importance of the Statute and case law to regulate social activities, which, in turn, get peace and accord in the social order. Another lesson one learns from this article is about custom and interests- the notary’s workplace, about internship and customs within this group in an intelligent way. For instance, people in that era built good relations with the notaries to get their work performed (Burns 370). This is similar to customs law now that has little effect on the decision-making process in Canada. Burn also mentions in the clause that “The archive starts to sense like a chess …show more content…
In this book, Murphy made a strong link between drugs and race and the threat this poses to white people (Boyd 55). Thus, we ensure that an expert’s knowledge helps improve the law. This grants us understanding that scholars of law play a significant constituent of the process of lawmaking in Canada. Equally well, using these scripts helps the judge to compose judicial precedent. Further, we know that these case laws are the law proved by decisions in particular court cases. Nevertheless, the following courts (depends on the hierarchical arrangement) will wrench to these decisions, known as judicial precedents when trying to judge about similar issues.
From 1920 to the present, many changes occurs in anti-drug law. These changes explain that research into drug interactions and increased public awareness about drug use resulted in the current Drug Act and rules. . The origin of narcotics law reminds us how the government creates and amends statute law occurs over time. That person in the parliament makes statutes by introducing the bill. Also, creating statute is similar to the Federal, provincial, and territorial governments (Boyd