Categories of Law
Breaching a contract is an example of this law.
What is contract law?
Stare decisis/case law/common law are an example of this
What is judge made law?
The name for theory of law
What is Jurisprudence?
Examines the relationship between the law and the moral practices adopted by society
Law and morality
Premeditated murder falls under this crime
What is first degree murder
This area of law deals with managing a person’s property and finances during their life and deciding what happens to them after death.
What is Estate Law?
This source of law can be influenced or changed when citizens vote, protest, or advocate for new rules and policies through their elected representatives.
What is statute law?
On April 17th 1982 the charter of rights and freedoms was amended to this document
What was the BNA act?
This freedom was questioned in the R. v. Tutton Case.
What is the freedom of religeon?
Of guilty mind must be proved to determine guilt in a criminal trial.
What is "mens rea?"
This branch of law governs how government agencies operate and make decisions, ensuring they follow fair procedures and act within their authority.
What is administrative law
The constitution limits the power of this group.
What limits the power of the government?
This was the first major law that officially united several British colonies into one country, creating Canada in 1867.
What is the British North America (BNA) Act?
A body of law that outlines rules on settling disputes between individuals
What is civil law?
It stands for "Regina" (crown) versus.
What does R. v. stand for?
This type of law outlines the steps and processes courts and legal bodies must follow to enforce rights and obligations.
What is procedural Law?
A city passes a law banning peaceful protests in public parks, limiting people’s freedom of expression.
What is a violation of the Constitution, specifically a breach of constitutional law?
Signed in 1215, this historic document limited the power of the king and laid the foundation for modern constitutional and common law principles.
What is the Magna Carta?
This section provides freedom of Religion, association, thought, belief, opinion, expression, and peaceful assembly under?
What is included in the Section 2 (of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms)
Evidence of a actions that connect to the crime must be presented at trial to determine this alongside mens rea.
What is "actus reus?"
This type of law determines how the government can limit individual freedoms, while another branch settles conflicts between private citizens, such as broken contracts or property damage, and that's why they aren't the same.
What is the difference between constitutional law and Private Law?
This is the process by which courts and judges explain, clarify, and apply the meaning of laws and the Constitution to specific cases.
What is judicial interpretation?
This 1688 event in England led to the overthrow of King James II and established the supremacy of Parliament over the monarchy, influencing modern constitutional law.
What is the Glorious Revolution?
A Moral principle that asserts laws should aim to promote the welfare and best interests of society
What is Common Good?
In this case two parents were tried for negligence and manslaughter of their diabetic child
What was the R. v Tutton case?