Canada and The International Law

• What is accused?

  A person who is charged with a crime.
• What is administrative law?

  Ensures that government actions are authorized by parliament or by the provincial legislatures
• What is the amending formula?

  changes that need to be approved by the House of Commons, the Senate, and 2/3 of the provincial legislatures
• What is assize?

  A legal court session or a set of laws and regulations.
• What is a bill?

  A proposed law
• What is the British North America Act?

  Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in 1867 established the Dominion of Canada.
• What are bylaws?

  Laws passed by municipal councils and regional districts allow their statutory authority
• What is a cabinet?

  A group of senior government officials who advise the head of government. Sets up the federal government policies and priorities Canada
• What is a case law?

  A case law is made up of the written decisions of judges in court cases and tribunals
• What is a citation?

  A reference to a source that supports a statement or is related to it
• What is civil law?

  Civil law is a legal system that focuses on resolving disputes between individuals or organizations.
• What is the Code of Hammurabi?

  A collection of 282 rules of established standards for commercial interactions and set fines and punishments to meet the requirement of justice.
• What is codification?

  is the process of collecting and restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas, usually by subject, forming a legal code
• What is common law?

  Common law is a legal system based on precedent and court decisions rather than written laws.
• What was the Constitution Act of 1867?

  act of the British Parliament that established the Dominion of Canada, creating a federal system of government and granting certain powers to the provinces. Created from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the province of Canada
• What was the Constitution Act 1982?

  The Constitution Act 1982 was an act of the Parliament of Canada that patriated the Canadian constitution without Britian and included the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
• What is the Constitutional Law?

  The study of the fundamental principles and rules that govern the structure and operation of a government.
• what is a contract law?

  The branch of law that deals with agreements between parties that create legally enforceable obligations.
• What is a criminal law?

  A set of laws that define and punish actions that are considered crimes.
• What is crown attorney?

  Lawyers who act as prosecutors on behalf of the society as a whole. Does not represent individuals
• What is a defendant?

  A person accused in a court of law.
• What is an employment law?

  Laws that govern the relationship between employers and employees.
• What is family law?

  Family law is a branch of law that deals with legal issues related to family relationships, such as marriage, divorce, child custody, and adoption.
• What is feudalism?

  A medieval social and economic system based on the exchange of land for loyalty and service.
• What is French Civil Code?

  The French Civil Code is a legal code that serves as the foundation of civil law in France.
• What is the House of Commons in Canada?

  The lower house of the Canadian Parliament. Responsible to forming a government
• What is Jurisdiction?

  the territory or legal system of the state in which the court is established, and a party to a proceeding in the court or the facts on which the proceeding is based
• What is the Justinian Code?


  A collection of laws and legal principles established by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
• What is the Labour Law?

  The Labour Law refers to the legal framework that governs the relationship between employers and employees, including their rights and obligations.
• What is Law?

  A system of rules and regulations enforced by a governing authority.
• What is the Mosaic Law?

  The Mosaic Law refers to the laws and commandments given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, as recorded in the Old Testament of the Bible.
• What is the Napoleonic Code?

  Civil code was established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804, which codified laws and promoted equality, property rights, and individual freedoms.
• What is the Parliament?

  The federal institution with the power to make laws, to raise taxes and to authorize government spending
• What is the patriation?

  The transfer of constitutional authority from a colonial power to a self-governing country.
• What is the plaintiff?

  The party who initiates a lawsuit.
• What is the precedent?


  A system in which a court must decide subsequent cases in line with previous cases that deal with the same legal issue that have been decided by courts of the same level, or higher
• What is private law?

  Private law, also known as civil law, is the branch of law that deals with the relationships between individuals and organizations, including contracts, property, and torts.
• What is procedural law?

  Procedural law refers to the rules and processes that govern how legal cases are handled in court.
• What is the proclamation date?

  The date on which the statute, section number and wording for that entry came into law or was amended
• What is property law?

  The area of law that governs the rights and obligations related to the ownership and use of property.