CRIM 135 Lecture 2: Criminology 135 Chapter 2
25 May 2016
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Crim 135: chapter 2: sources of canadian law: from the plains of abraham to statutes and judicial decisions. Magna carta: a feudal charter created in 1215, that was responsible for bringing the english their first true shift from monarchy to democracy. In 1666, feudalism was abolished in england: feudalism: the political and economic system that granted nobility and land in exchange for the labour and military service of serfs or vassals on the land. French and british established themselves as quebec and ontario. Battle of the plains of abraham took place on september 13, 1759. The proclamation promised democratically elected institutions for english canadians. The british parliament set out a legal structure for its new colony in the royal proclamation of 1763. The proclamation provided for a governor and council to administer quebec until conditions permitted an elected assembly, the introduction of english laws and courts, and a guarantee of aboriginal self government.
