CCT206H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Summary Judgment, Smith Act, Justifiable Homicide

• School: UTM
• Department: Communication, Culture and Technology
• Course: CCT206H5
• Professor: Brett Caraway

Document Summary

Independence, us constitution, and the canadian charter of rights and. Plaintiff: plaintiff a person who brings a case against another party in a court of law. Defendant: defendant a party being sued or accused in a court of law. Statute: statute written law passed by a legislative body, law that legislature passes, parliament passes it, can be amended by parliament. Stare decisis: stare decisis when an issue has been previously brought to the court and a ruling already issued, let the decision stand, principle of precedent. Discovery: discovery pre-trial period in which the parties go information gathering, getting evidence in preparation of the court hearing. Spoliation: spoliation destruction or tampering of evidence. Declaratory judgement: declaratory judgment a judgement of a court which determines the rights of parties without ordering anything be done or awarding damages, legally binding, usually in a civil case.