LWSO 201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Chinese Head Tax In Canada, Precedent, 2015 Fifa Women'S World Cup

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Law and Society
• Course: LWSO 201
• Professor: Liza Mc Coy

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Question 2: discuss the role of morality in the canadian legal system. In your response, you may wish to consider the effect of moral discourse and morality based legislation. Laws are generally perceived as tools of social authority that are intended to change or control behaviors. Unlike social norms and accepted moral standards, laws are codified and enforced by courts. In canada, our pluralistic understanding of morality must be applied to our legal system to ensure the law is reflective of our social values. Question 3: explore the effect of the canadian charter of rights and freedoms upon the. Your response may consider both positive and negative implications of the. Canada s legal system is inseparable from the matter of the rights and freedoms of the individual. The canadian charter of rights and freedoms is designed to protect these civil liberties through recognizing inalienable rights and acknowledging canadian diversity.