Sources of Law
History of Law
Categories of Law
Aims of Punishment
The Legislative Process
Jurisdiction/ Levels of Government
Legal Concepts
Natural Law
Positive Law
100
This system of law uses the inquisitorial method of adjudication, today seen in Canada’s civil court system
French Civil Code
100
One of the oldest known set of codified laws
Code of Hammurabi
100
John and Jane are seeking a divorce and must now determine custody arrangements
Family Law
100
According to Divine Law, righteous justice and punishment comes from this source of authority
God/The Gods
100
Word meaning to change or edit a proposed bill
Amend
100
A bill is proposed that would add $3.5 billion of funding to Ontario Education
Provincial (Education)
100
This cartoon is often used to demonstrate the contrast between these two concepts
Equality and Equity
100
In Natural Law, a law has authority if it reflects
Morality/Moralism
100
Positive law theorists regard law as a social ______
Fact
200
This legal tradition is the source of law that shaped Canada’s criminal law system
British Common Law
200
This is a depiction of King John I signing this document, latin for "Great Charter"
Magna Carta
200
Brent and Dave, a gay couple, feel that a realtor is discriminating them based on their sexuality
Constitutional Law
200
This aim of punishment focuses on compensation to make up for the wrong done
Restitution
200
Word meaning "within the power of" or "the responsibility of"
Jurisdiction
200
This level of government would negotiate with the Ontario Nurses' Association
Provincial (Health Care)
200
Voter turnout provides an interesting case study for analysis under this pair of concepts
Rights and Duties
200
Naturalists live by this quote
"An unjust law is no law at all"
200
Positive Law believes authority comes from this
The Sovereign
300
Bill C-7, an act concerning medical assistance in dying, is an example of this secondary source of law
Statute Law
300
This legal tradition was the first to use juries, with as many as 501 jurors serving at a time
Greek Law
300
A man ignores a potato chip recall despite reports of broken glass being found in some bags, forfeiting any legal action under this category
Tort Law
300
The death penalty is an example of this vengeance-based aim of punishment
Retribution
300
The process when a bill has successfully reached the Crown before being signed into law
Royal Assent
300
In 2000, a ministry of this level of government allowed this little immigrant to become a Canadian citizen
Federal (Immigration)
300
The Anishiinabek Police Service has detachments serving communities across Ontario, demonstrating the balance between these two concepts and the relationship between Ontario's indigenous communities and the Ontario government
Sovereignty and Jurisdiction
300
Evil, illness and natural disasters are all examples of this logical argument against Natural Law
The Naturalistic Fallacy
300
This event, which demonstrated a clear lack of moral leadership, caused a popular shift from Natural to Positive law thinking
The Holocaust
400
This diagram visualizes the focus main focus of this legal tradition
Aboriginal Law
400
This legal tradition was the first to introduce advocacy - the practice of legal experts acting as representatives for defendants
Roman Law
400
The prosecution of an alleged member of an organized crime family is compromised as its determined key evidence was gathered illegally
Procedural Law
400
The Indigenous values of community are present in this type of justice, also demonstrated in the diagram shown here
Restorative Justice
400
Federal Laws begin as bills, proposed in these two houses of parliament
The House of Commons and The Senate
400
A decision to do road works on Highway 2 between Courtice and Bowmanville would be made by this level of government
Provincial (Highways)
400
This pair of concepts can be used to analyze the many ways influence is gained
Power and Authority
400
Critics argue Natural Law is unreliable because moral principles differ between cultures and individuals.
The subjectivity of morality
400
Examining this area through the positivist perspective highlights many of it's weaknesses
International Law
500
The religious influence on Canada’s laws could be seen in this law, which was struck down
The Lord's Day Act
500
This Byzantine Emperor outlawed slavery and codified Civil Codes for the Roman Empire
Justinian
500
Roommates Jack and Leo are hanging out when they are surprised by their landlord unlocking the door and entering the apartment; their lease agreement states they must receive 24 hour notice for a landlord visit
Contract Law
500
In medieval times, trial by ordeal was often used to determine guilt, like in the method shown here:
Trial by Ducking
500
Ontario's legislative assembly gathers to debate laws at the Toronto location pictured here
Queen's Park
500
The Municipal Government is responsible for this, which refers to regulations that control how land is used and developed within a community
Zoning
500
In 1974, the rule of law was affirmed in a trial of this U.S. President, demonstrating that no one - even state leaders - are above the law
Richard Nixon
500
Plato's views on the law are based in these transcedental values
Truth, Justice and Beauty
500
The quote "there is no necessary connection between law and morality" has been accredited to this man.
HLA Hart