Part 1: Role and origin. The role of law : what is the relevance and purpose of our legal system? -- The sources of Canadian law : from the Magna Carta to the Plains of Abraham and on to the specifics of statutes and judicial decisions -- How do judges interpret ambiguous statutes? Rules and principles and their application -- -- Part 2: Building blocks of the Canadian legal system -- The constitution of Canada : the British North America Act, 1867, the Constitution Act, 1982, the future of federalism, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms -- Canada’s courts : the processes of dispute resolution -- The study of law, lawyers, and judges : the evolving nature of the legal profession -- -- Part 3: Substantive law -- Torts of intention and negligence : private law, public interest -- The changing family and family law : marriage, divorce, support, and custody -- Administrative law : the state and its duty to be fair -- Criminal law : Mens rea, actus reus, and changing definitions of crime.
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