Categories of Law
Family, Tort, Contarct, Labour law
What is an example of Private law?
The area of law that breaking and entering is under
What is Criminal law?
Who the "monarch" is represented by
Who is the Govener General
The term that keeps Prime Minister from becoming dictator
What is the concept "everyone is equal under the law?"
The word for "guilty act" thats essential for a crime to be comitted
What is Actus Reus?
Criminal, Constitutional, Administrative law
What is an example of Public law?
The area of law Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is under
What is Administrative law?
The main job of the Legislative Branch
What is debating, writing and passing laws?
The event that overthrew King James II in 1688
What is the glorious revolution?
First articulated the idea that the monarch is not above the law, limiting power to the King/Queen
What is the Magna Carta?
Governing the relationship between individuels and the government
What is the purpose of Public law?
An area of law every citizen and government official is affected by
What is Constitutional law?
The Job of the executive branch for a new law about internet safety
What is to create programs and laws to enforce it?
The first document in the "Rule of Law"
What is the Constitution Act?
The 4 step test used by the supreme courts to decied whether a charter right has been limited and if it was justifyable
What is "The Oakes test?"
Outlines the processs for enforcing legal rights + obligations
What is the purpose of procedural law?
The area of law R.v. ___ deals with
What is public/Criminal law?
2 people involved in Executive Branch
Who is the Prime Minister, Cabinet, Govenor General
Recognizing the supremacy of God and the rule of law
What is the Principle of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
A past event/decision that sets an example for future cases with similar situations.
What is a precedent?
The latin word for "tort"
What is "to wrong"
Ex. a court case challenging a law that limits rights and freedom of expression
What is Constitutional law?
Appoints judges at the Ontario Court of Appeal
What is the Federal Government?
3 examples of sanctions
What is restitution, retribution removal, restoration, rehabilitation, reinforcement
Type of law where legal principals are decided by previous case verdicts
What is common law?