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11 Cards in this Set
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Body of law |
Deals with conduct harmful to society and is punished by the government |
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Rule of law |
Everyone, including the government must follow law |
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Summary conviction offences |
Less serious offences; fines under $5000 |
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Indictable offences |
More serious offences, up to 14 years in prison, murder, robbery, sexual assault |
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Hybrid (elective) offences |
Offences that can be proceeded either way (indictable or summary) |
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Common law |
Law based on custom, tradition, practice, and is generally unwritten |
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Statute law |
Law enacted by a legislative body such as the parliament of canada |
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Case law |
Law established by previous court decisions and based on the rule of precedent |
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Precedent |
A judicial decision based on earlier or subsequent similar cases |
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Value consensus model |
The view that a consensus exists on what should be against the law |
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Conflict model |
The view that power has influence on formulation of law |
