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20 Cards in this Set
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Rule vs. Laws- What is the Difference? |
Rules are not enforced by the courts. |
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The Rule of Law |
1. We must accept and reconize that laws are important and nessasary to regulate society. 2. The law applies equelly to everyone 3. No one can take away our rights except in accordance with the law. |
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Historical Roots of Law- Code of Hammurabi |
First set of codified laws 1. On a stone in the middle of the city 2. An eye- for an -eye |
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Mosaic Law |
Based on the Bible (The 10 commandments) Beginning of our Legal System |
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Greek Law |
Beginning of Democracy Beginning of Jurys |
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Roman Law |
Written down on 12 tablets |
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Justinian's Code |
Beginnings of Civil Law (Laws we have today) |
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Napoleonic Code |
French civil law-accessible to all codified. |
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Early British Law- Trial By Ordeal |
Torture the accused to confess |
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Trial by Combat |
Fight to the Death |
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Magna Carta |
First Constitution in Brittan in 1215 |
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Habeas Corpus |
Ensure no unlawful arrests, and to hear a trial within a reasonable amount of time. |
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Rule of Precedent |
The Ruling of one case can be used in other cases. (case law) |
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Divisions of Law- Substantive vs. Procedural |
Procedural- Enforces Laws |
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Public Law |
Criminal, Constitutional and Administrative |
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Private Law |
Family, Contract, Tort, Labor and Property |
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Canada's Constitution - What is a Constitution? |
is a set of rules that guides how a country, state, or other political orginization works. |
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BNA 1867 |
The British north american act- are the original names of a series of acts at the core of the constitution of canada.
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Canadaian Constitution 1982- Who was the the Prime Minister at that time? |
Pierre Trudeau |
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What is was the Point of the Meech Lake Accord and the charlottetown conference? |
To get Quebec to sign the constitution |
