POLS 2300 Lecture Notes - Supreme Court Act, Precedent, Canadian Judicial Council
6 Dec 2012
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Lecture 7- the judicial system october 24th, 2012. Section 91 (federal government) criminal law, penitentiaries. Section 92 (provincial government) the administration of just in the province. Both the federal and provincial government have responsibilities in the judicial system, the idea that there is integration. Laws are between individuals, groups, the state, they are there to provide clarity. Private law (civil law) maintain relationships between individuals: contract, property - damage, family - divorce. These cases are actions between private parties or individuals, not within the state, when one side initiates and action against the other side. Political scientists less concerned with this type of law. Canadian law draws on two types of laws english common law, french civil law. Civil law (quebec: adopted in france after french revolution, quebec has its own legal system. Statutory law: law that parliament makes, made by government, common law, or civil code.
