GEOG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Due Process, Indian Act, Common Law
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Difference and compatibility between theories: different theories give slightly different information, which helps build a more complete picture, important for multiple perspectives. Differences and incompatibilities between theories: different theories give slightly different information helps build a more complete picture, law example, key point: none of the theories are wrong, importance of multiple perspectives. What is law: totality of the legal apparatus, includes, 1. Canadian law: civil law (quebec, common law (rest of canada and supreme court) Common law: originally english form of law, common law = common wealth countries, all part of the british empire at one point. Civil vs. common law: key difference: Law making in canada: two ways to make law in canada, 1. Judges make law: original principals of natural law, they thought they were discovering law, judges discover law, did not create it, precedent = natural law, unchanging, precedent doesn"t have lots of flexibility.