JURI-2106EL Lecture 1: Private Law Notes - lecture 1-8

• School: Laurentian
• Department: Law & Justice / Droit et justice
• Course: JURI-2106EL
• Professor: Charlotte N.Neff

Document Summary

Course themes and objectives: nature of private law, sources of private law, judicial discretion, theoretical foundations of judge-made law, individual disputes, claims, limitations of the common law, basic principles and terminology, skills. * judges do not need legislation to make a decision. * the role of judges in enforcing - societal priorities (public policy) * basic principles and terminology of law of contact and of law of negligence. * as context for study of all of the above. * not a comprehensive study of contract or negligence. * enhance reading, writing, thinking, learning skills: ability to. * place of private law within legal system. * general nature of judicial reasoning and common law. * historical roots and nature of common law. * civil cases - all under 000 in small claims branch. * criminal cases - the most serious indictable offences. * family court branch - divorce, property division. * first appeal level in more serious cases.