Judges and justices in British Columbia must apply three types of law:
Canada’s constitution set out in the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Legislation including acts and regulations passed by the federal Parliament or the provincial Legislature and municipal bylaws
Common law: the vast body of judicial decisions that have shaped Canadian law. This can include decisions of British courts which is where our common law comes from, but the majority of decisions referred to today are from Canadian courts