Foundations of Law
What is Hammurabi's Code?
A careless act that creates harm to someone.
What is negligence?
The action which determines a crime, not necessarily the guilty thought.
What is "Actus Rea?"
Rights that protect people from unfair treatment.
What are human rights?
The highest court of Canada
What is the Supreme Court?
A part of the Canadian justice system which was influenced by the French, and involves a single judge making the decision.
What is Civil law?
A court order that restricts a person from doing something.
What is an injunction?
Summary conviction, indictable, and hybrid
What are the categories of offenses?
Suffrage
What is the right to vote in political elections?
In Nova Scotia, taxi drivers are not allowed to wear this piece of clothing.
What are t-shirts?
Fundamental Freedoms, Democratic Rights, Mobility Rights, Legal Rights, Equality Rights, Official Language Rights, and Minority Language Education Rights.
What are the 7 Categories of the Charter?
Offer/acceptance, consideration, capacity, consent, lawful purpose.
What are the necessities of a valid contract?
Automatism, intoxication, and duress
What are three criminal defenses?
In 1941 Japanese Canadians were sent to these camps as they were deemed to be "enemy aliens."
What are Japanese internment camps?
It is illegal to own this pet in Alberta as they are one of the only places in the world where this creature does not live.
What are rats?
The three levels of government.
What are the Executive, Judiciary, and Legislative branches?
Three alternative methods of resolution.
What are arbitration, mediation, negotiation?
An act that removed the aboriginal methods of government.
What is the Indian Act?
The maximum amount of loonies you are allowed to pay with.
What is 25?
The British North American Act.
What is the first constitution that recognized Canada as a country?
Three types of domestic contracts.
What are cohabitation agreements, marriage contracts, and separation agreements?
An act considered immoral by most Canadians, Must cause harm, The harm must be serious in nature, The person must be punished by the criminal justice system
What are the four basic conditions for a crime?
The 1976 Immigration Act.
What is an immigration act that worked based on a points system?
Divided into 2 courts, and hears legal disputes involving the government.
What is the Federal Court?