ENV 3101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Provincial Superior, Family Law
15 Apr 2016
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- charter of rights and freedoms (abortion, gay marriage, etc) - the relation between the state, individual, and state branches. - involves individual and state: private law. - deals with individuals and ownership of things (eg. land) - civil wrong-doings, personal damage (invasion of privacy) Predominantly, it falls under public law, but it depends on how the environment is defined. Technically, it applies to every aspect of law, private and public. Purpose: solve disputes in a fair and just manner. - courts are the sovereigns; they are in charge: adversarial. - two opposing forces arguing their perspective: apply the law, adjudicative. - ends with a ruling, provides a solution, makes a decision: visible. - tangible, accessible; recognized judicial authority in society. Four levels in the court system: provincial/territorial courts, provincial superior courts (serve as an appeal body for provincial courts, federal courts and courts of appeal, supreme court of canada, provincial/territorial courts:
