Unit #1
What was the first form of human law?
The Hammarabi Code
Why was the charter of rights and freedoms created?
To protect citizens from the government
When was the criminal code created and who created it?
1892 by Sir John A. Macdonald, last updated in 1982
Definition of Civil Law
A body of law that outlines rules on settling disputes between individuals
What does UNCRC mean?
United Nations Childs Rights Charter
What is the date of the Indian act and whats its purpose?
its a long history of assimilation policies that intended to terminate the cultural, social, economic, and political distinctiveness of Aboriginal peoples by absorbing them into mainstream Canadian life and values. 1976
Which section of the Charter covers voting rights
Legal Rights
Definition: Absolute vs. Strict Liability
Whats the name of a victim in this section of law
Plantiff
Definition: Restorative justice
Is an approach to justice that aims to repair the harm done to victims. In doing so, practitioners work to ensure that offenders take responsibility for their actions
How many readings does a Bill need and who has the final say when passing a Bill
What are the three works rights
Right to know
Right to refuse
Right to participate
Where does the defendant sit in court?
In front and to the right of the Judge
State the result of action in a civil case
Defendant is liable or not liable
What is one way people in the 1980's beleived that could determine if someone was going to be a serial killer?
The size of their jaw
State the three Rules of Law
The government enacts law in an open and transparent manner.
The law is clear and known, and it is applied equally to everyone.
The law will govern the actions of both government and private persons, and their relationship to each other.
1986
Shown to be important
Reasonable and connected to objected of making
Right must be limited as reasonable as possible
More limits more reasonable
What are three PPE's that police use at a crime scene
What is a Statement of Claim?
It is the foundation of your legal claim and should: Provide a simple and clear understanding of the claims for remedies and damages you are seeking against the defendant(s)
What did the case R v. Drybones declare?
Drybones, the majority of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) considered s. 94(b) of the Indian Act. This section made it an offence for an Indian to be intoxicated off a reserve. In effect, the section singled out Indians because there was no similar legislation penalizing intoxicated non-Indians.
What are the two sections under Domestic Law
Substantive Law and Procedural Law
How do collective rights differ from individual rights?
Group rights, also called collective rights, are the rights held by a group as a whole rather than by each of its individual members. Individual rights, on the other hand, are rights enjoyed by each individual.
Definition: Omission
an act means some crimes are your failure to act in certain situations that you should have
Ex. Failure to stop at the scene of an accident you were involved in
What does WHMIS mean?
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
What was created in 1300's BCE and 1066 CE
Mosaic Law and the Feudal System