CRIM 135 Chapter 2: CRIM-135 - Chapter 2 Notes (Textbook + Lectures)
7 Jan 2014
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The sources of canadian law: from the plains of abraham to statutes and. Magna carta of 1215 significant for bringing the english their first true shift from monarchy to democracy. Feudalism: the political and economic system that granted nobility and land in exchange for the labour and military service of serfs or vassals on the land. Battle of the plains of abraham resulted in significant future legal pronouncements: Canada"s original and defining source of law. Domestic law: the law of a single nation-state. International law: law that is, ideally, common to all nation-states. All forms of canadian domestic law can be further classified as public or private, and as substantive or procedural. Canadian law has been most substantially influenced by the british, french, and us legal systems. Sources of canadian law found in both legislation and judicial decisions from 1867 to present. Canada is given its legal identity by the bna 1867 + the constitution act,
