CRMN 2031U Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corpus Juris Civilis, Roman Law
18 Dec 2018
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Is something that is subjective, could be alternative to one person and the norm to another. The four frames what to expect for midterm and final exam (essay questions on both) Inquiry: knowledge and understanding, making connections, communication. Legal systems of the world: variations from place to place, different laws and codes from state to state, alternatives from one place to another, ways we can take variations and look at the alternatives. Legal families: attempts to create groupings based on commonalities, help to understand what systems means and why we have them, they are not identical but similar. Civil law: central source of law is codifications in constitutions or statute passed by a legislation in order to amend a code. 2: restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas, usually by subject. Corpus juris civilis: extensions reform of roman civil law which took place in byzantine empire.
