SOSC 1350 Chapter Notes -Canada House, Middle Ages, Lady Justice
11 Jan 2013
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Legal thinking is based upon the concept of an independent, decontextualized self [which] functions to suppress our acknowledgement of the profound differences between individuals based on their situation within groups and the profound differences between groups. Sherene razack: origins of canadian law, british common law system. Order, how they structure societies (right and wrong) Set of roles that are written down. Common law & civil law (civil law is more dominant) Common law is english, developed by the english in the middle ages. Still used in the ul, ireland, us, india, pakistan, sri lanka, hong kong, australia, Most of africa, and asia but choose to adopt civil law nowadays. Canada mostly common law, but quebec mixed common and civil law: differences between common and civil law common law developed by customs, began before written laws, customs were applied by court. Common law: custom, written law, judicial precedent. Civil law codes: corpus juris, civilis, napoleonic code, civil code of quebec.
