Law 294 - Chapter 1 Terms

The process of identifying, evaluating and responding to the possibility of harmful events.

A rule that can be enforced by the courts.

A system that traces their history to ancient Rome.

A geographical area that uses the same set of laws.

Systems that trace their history to England.

Concerned with governments and the ways in which they deal with their citizens.

It provides the basic rules of our political and legal systems.

It is concerned with the creations and operation of admin agencies and tribunals.

It deals with offenses against the state.

It is concerned with the rules that are used to collect money for the purposes of public spending.

It is concerned with the rules that apply in private matters.

A private wrong.

Concerned with the creation and enforcement of agreements.

It is the acquisition, use and disposition of property.

Documents that create the basic rules for Canadian society, including political/legal.

Country that has two levels of government. (Canada is federal)

Area in which each level of government can create laws.

Federal government has authority over everything not mentioned in the division of powers.

Deteremines which law is pre-eminent based on the Constitutions' division of powers.

Rights to enjoy property.

Rights to carry on economic activities.

Judges are required to interpret consitutional and statutory documents, they must also obey them.

Law created by Parliament or a legislature.

Created with the authority of Parliament or the legislature.

A town or city.

A type of subordinate legislation created by a muncipality.

A general sense of fairness.