Heritage Flashcards
1
Q
The great charter
A
Magna Carta
2
Q
Deals with the process or rules that laws must follow.
A
Procedural
3
Q
Must be brought before the court to have charges read to determine whether imprisonment is lawful.
A
Habeas Corpus
4
Q
No one is above the law.
A
Rule of law
5
Q
Independence for British colonies
A
Statute of west minister
6
Q
Make changes
A
Amend
7
Q
Law passed by government
A
Statute
8
Q
Civil Law
A
Private law
9
Q
Written down
A
Codified
10
Q
Type of law where there’s a compensation
A
Tort
11
Q
Opposing sides
A
Adversarial
12
Q
Law passed by municipal
A
By laws
13
Q
Highest court In Canada
A
Supreme Court
14
Q
Basis of law in Quebec
A
Napoleonic code
15
Q
Actual laws
A
Substantive
