POLI 343 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Tree Model, Social Stratification, Comparative Law
27 Feb 2017
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Commercial laws and parts of union act of 1840. Covered family law, inheritance, property, contract etc. In time, 1904 napoleonic code of france becomes the basis of the french civil. By 1994, code is clearly out of date, paternalistic etc. 2 main legal systems in canada: civil and common (accommodating canada"s mixed legal system) Supreme court justices: 1/3 must be from quebec, have to have recently practiced law within 5 years to be appointed to supreme court: convention (strong recommendation): supreme court justice alternates between an anglophone and francophone. University of ottawa: learn about civil law legal system. Mcgill: learn about civil law in english. Transcripts of scc and federal court decisions are always handed out in. English and french: official languages act states that other languages also be accommodated, civil and common law legal system unified in canada, not separate.
