POLS 3130 Study Guide - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
17 Apr 2013
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Tort = actionable wrong committed against the person, property or reputation of another for which a remedy is provided e. g. assault battery, trespassing defamation, kidnapping or negligence. Contract = binding legal agreements made by mutual consent e. g. offer, acceptance and consideration. Family = marriage divorce, custody, support payments. Property = laws relating to rights in" something (ownership) e. g. land, personal property or intellectual property. To see for tort you need a duty of care = reasonably foreseeable. Administrative = provides legal standards to govern the actions of governmental officials. Criminal = rules of wrongs committed against property, persons or state that are considered detrimental to society as a whole, all offences statutory. Federal = criminal law, administrative law, tax law. Provincial = quasi-criminal (traffic laws), administrative law (education, labour, environment), tax law. Federal = family law, copyright law, commercial law. Provincial = family law, tort law, contract law, commercial law.
