POLS 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Syrian Civil War, Roman Law, Party System

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2300
• Professor: Ajay Sharma

Document Summary

Laws in canada fall into two general categories: public laws and private laws. Public laws are legal rules that impact society as a whole (criminal, constitutional, and administrative laws) Private laws are legal rules that concern the relationships among individuals and organizations in matters that do not have broader public concern. Private law is based on two distinct legal systems: the common-law system and the civil-law system. Applies throughout the nine english-speaking provinces and three territories. Grounded in the rulings passed down over centuries of court decisions known as case law. In this system, judges are bound to considered previous court rulings as authoritative. Civil-law system napoleonic code (based on roman civil law): Legal traditions are grounded in a written civil code. While quebec and the rest of canada have, distinct legal systems governing private laws, all public laws apply throughout the country. The judiciary encompasses the entire system of courts across canada, interpreting and applying laws passed by governments.