Unit 2 Test Flashcards
Public law
Laws designed to to safeguard the public
Private law
Private laws involves people’s private relationships and private concerns
3 examples of public law
Criminal law, administrative law, constitutional, law
3 example of Private law
Family law, personal injury claims and contract law
What makes a just law
Reason
Clear
Fair
No bias
3 foundations of Canadian legal system
First Nations legal systems
British common law
Civil code of Quebec
First Nations legal systems
Treaties
3 factors that make up worldview
People that are important to you
Things that you enjoy
major events
3 sources of law
The charter of rights and freedom
The constitution
Treaties
Written Statutes
Court decisions
Legal
“Means as pertaining to the law”
Ethical
Refers to the unspoken morals and values each of us hold as to what is right and what is wrong
Illegal
Not allowed to do it by law
Unethical
Believe it’s wrong morally
For something to be ___ means that you are allowed to do it according to the law
Legal
For something to be ___ it means you cannot do it according to the law
Illegal
Interpretation
To interpret a law is to apply it to a new fact situation the interpreter looks at the written words of the law and decides how they apply to a particular fact situation
Intent
The intent of a law is the purpose and affect of the law that maker had in mind when they made it
Letter of the law
This phrase refers to a strict interpretation of the law; exactly what the law says, not what was meant by the words
Worldview
The lens or framework of how someone views the world/ interacts with it, based on past experiences.
Substantive law
Defines rights and obligations of citizens and the state
Procedural law
Rules relating to process
Civil law
Governs the relationship between people, it is private law
Criminal law
Regulates behaviour deemed particularly, socially offensive, it’s also public law
Statute
Formal law written by the government
