POLS 257- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 55 pages long!)
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The rules that govern behavior and set limits on conduct, e. g. damages for. How rights and obligations are enforced. e. g. bc supreme court rules . Regulates our relationship with government, e. g. charter of rights and freedoms. Used in europe, china and many developing countries. Quebec"s legal system is based on the french civil code. Where does law come from: religion, despite of personal safety, ancient rome, structure in society, common practice, statutes, values, separation of state, necessity, forced upon, wrong doings. Defining the law is affected by: history, theory (how did people do it?, legal system in place (resonates from ancient rome, social realities (necessity) Three philosophical theories that help explain the basis of the law (pg. Pols 257: remember, cheffins and tucker law, in our view, is that part of the. Constitution act of 1867: http://www. canlii. org/en/ca/laws/stat/30---31-vict-c-3/latest/30---31-vict-c-3. html, private law, regulates personal, social and business relationships, e. g. sale of goods act, http://www. canlii. org/en/bc/laws/stat/rsbc-1996-c-410/latest/rsbc-1996-c-410. html.
