Unit 1: Building Canada's Legal System

Canadian legal system

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sticky-yellowWhat is fair is decided based on what societal beliefs are
sticky-yellowJustinian's code
sticky-yellowTo bring fairness and prevent legal contradiction
sticky-yellowMagna Carta
sticky-yellowBils are made based on belifs
sticky-yellowBils are made based on what's fair
sticky-blueFirst legal document that stated the king was subject to the Law - Everyone is subject to the law
sticky-yellowBritish North America Act (1867)
sticky-yellowDeclared Canada as a country which gave it it's own set of laws
sticky-yellowConstitution Act (1982)
sticky-yellowCommon Law
sticky-blueConstitutional Law
sticky-yellowStatute Law
sticky-blueJudges use their belifs and previous court cases to decide what is fair
sticky-blueWritten laws that have been passed and are used in the government
sticky-yellowSets the rules for the country
sticky-yellowConstituational Law is above all other legal system in Canada
sticky-bluePublic Law
sticky-yellowThe code set the standard for criminal law and brought the concept of punishment being adequate to the crime
sticky-blueCriminal Law
sticky-blueCode of Hammurabi
sticky-yellowMosaic Law
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sticky-yellowGreek Law