PSY328H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: French Revolution, Nomothetic, Psychological Science
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All provinces and territories employ the style of british common law in conducting criminal prosecutions, with exception of quebec, which has a civil system for issues of private law. Canadian law follows the legal doctrine of stare decisis: lower courts must follow the decisions of higher courts by which they are bound. The illegal behaviour will trigger the same legislation in different provinces. Canada"s second main form of law is civil law. This evolved from roman law, based on a written civil code. (adopted from french revolution in 1789). Covers only matters of private law, such as individual and property. Civil codes are intended to be easy to understand and do not rely on precedents to the same extent as the common law. American have a different path than canadian"s law of the legal development. Brandeis brief is a written legal document arguing that working long hours injured the health of mothers and their children"s health.
