Categories of Law
The branch of law that deals with matter relating to the family, such as divorce and child custody.
What is family law?
The highest court in Canada.
What is the Supreme Court of Canada?
An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in the court of law.
What is a defendant?
Known as the Great Charter, it became the forerunner of many civil rights documents, originating in Canada.
What is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
What is considered aggravated assault?
A law concerned with the punishment of offenders.
What is criminal law?
What are military courts?
A disregard for the life and safety of others.
What is criminal negligence?
The act that united the three separate territories of
Canada, Nova Scotia, and New brunswick into a single dominion called Canada.
What is the BNA?
The case where a man purposely withheld information that he was HIV positive to two of his sexual partners.
What was the R. v. Cuerrier case?
A Judge's interpretation of a law.
What is common/case law?
A person whose level of specialized knowledge or skill in a particular field qualifies them to present their opinion about the facts of a case during legal proceedings.
What is an expert testimony?
A person who has personally seen something happen and can give a first hand description of it in court.
What is an eyewitness?
What is the Quebec Civil Code?
What was the R. V. Tutton case?
What is estate law?
The process that leads to agreement between parties for an outcome that is mutually satisfactory.
What is negotiation?
A state of mind a defendant must be found to have to be found guilty.
What is mens rea?
A royal charter of rights, issued in 1215 agreed to by King John of England.
What is Magna Carta?
The case where a person got their liquor license taken away under no grounds through the suggestion of the Quebec premier to the Quebec Liquor Commission.
What was the Roncarelli v. Duplessis case?
Laws (legislations) passed and approved by the legislative branch.
What is statute law?
An impartial third party that presides over court to help parties reach a fair and mutually acceptable settlement.
What is a Judge?
The process of taking legal action.
What is litigation?
A collections of laws and legal interpretations developed under the sponsorship of a Byzantine emperor from 529 to 565 ce.
What is the Code of Justinian?
The case that debated over whether or not tips were included under the protection of the Wages Act.
What was the Jantunen v. Ross case?