law12 Flashcards
Choose the best way to end this statement. Canada’s laws have:
A-remained the same since we became a nation.
B- become simpler over time.
C- changed in response to our changing social values.
D- none of the above
C
A system of law not based on written, codified laws, but based instead on decisions reached in earlier similar cases.
A statute law
B common law
C civil code law
D verdict law
B
A record of decisions made in all cases that have come to court. This type of law is applied to help understand how a statute should be interpreted. It is also used when there seems to be no statute that covers the law.
A case law
B common law
C civil code law
D statute law
A
Judgments made in a particular case must be similar to judgments made in previous similar cases.
A civil code law
B citation law
C law report
D rule of precedent
D
The type of law that is the major source of law in BC today.
A common law
B statute law
C case law
D civil code law
B
This is not a source of Canadian law:
A statute law
B common law
C verdict law
D the Quebec Civil Code
C
Law that has been enacted in a legislature.
A common law
B civil code law
C case law
D statute law
D
You slipped on a banana peel in the produce department of your local grocery store and are thinking of suing for damages. Where could you find out how the courts have viewed such claims in the past?
A Municipal bylaws
B Regulations
C Statutes
D Case reports
D
You’ve just read that your friend from elementary school is being charged with conspiracy to commit robbery. Where could you find out what penalties are possible for this crime?
A Municipal bylaws
B Regulations
C Statutes
D Case reports
C
You’ve just heard that Parliament is considering changing laws concerning abortion. Where could you find current laws on abortion?
A Municipal bylaws
B Regulations
C Statutes
D Case reports
C
Your neighbour says he’ll call the police the next time you play your music full blast at 2 a.m. You wonder if what you are doing is illegal in your community.
A Municipal bylaws
B Regulations
C Statutes
D Case reports
A
Your bird watching group wants details on how the new environmental protection legislation is being enforced by provincial boards.
A Municipal bylaws
B Regulations
C Statutes
D Case reports
B
Rules of court comprises the rules by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil, lawsuit, criminal or administrative proceedings
A Procedural law
B Codification
C Precedent
D Case report
E Common Law
F Citation
A
an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances
A Procedural law
B Codification
C Precedent
D Case report
E Common Law
F Citation
C
The action or process of arranging laws or rules according to a system or plan
A Procedural law
B Codification
C Precedent
D Case report
E Common Law
F Citation
B
A report (typically written or published) of a medical, legal or other type of case
A Procedural law
B Codification
C Precedent
D Case report
E Common Law
F Citation
D
The part of English law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statues
A Procedural law
B Codification
C Precedent
D Case report
E Common Law
F Citation
E
A quotation from or reference to a book paper or author, especially in a scholarly work
A Procedural law
B Codification
C Precedent
D Case report
E Common Law
F Citation
F
The restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner
A Statue
B Substantive Law
C Retribution
D Restitution
D
A written law passed by a legislated body
A Statue
B Substantive Law
C Retribution
D Restitution
A
A branch of law that prescribes the rights, duties and obligations of persons to one another, rather than the procedures by which these laws are enforced
A Statue
B Substantive Law
C Retribution
D Restitution
B
Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act
A Statue
B Substantive Law
C Retribution
D Restitution
C
What is an official or formal statement of facts or proceedings. To give an account of; to relate; to tell or convey information; the written statement of such an account.
A Case Report
B Citation
C Common Law
D Precedent
E Procedural Law
F Substantive Law
A
What is the unique title or name so that the case is never confused with another (reference to a former tried case)
A Case Report
B Citation
C Common Law
D Precedent
E Procedural Law
F Substantive Law
B