Origins of law

• Primary 


  Sources that have influenced values and ideas about law over a long period of time (customs, conventions to agree, religion, social/political views)
• Secondary


  Laws and cases that are written down (constitution of highest law, legal statue of statue law, judicial decisions of both common law and case law)
• Jurisprudence 


  Philosophy and science of law. It provides a way of thinking about the quality and purpose of the law.
• Jurisprudence


  -embraces all aspects of legal thought

  -legal theories, principles, concepts, institutions and the historical development that our current law system is based off on

  -ensures that changes to the law are made with careful considerations

  -makes people consider if the law is fair, clear, just, helpful tool, and helpful for the common good
• Dual system of law in Canada

  1)statues

  2)recorded decisions of judges (common law)