SOSC 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Counterclaim, Court Costs, Substantive Law
19 Jul 2017
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Social control: laws that are not in response to the demands of a free society but are implemented by legislators to shape and redirect the behaviour of those in its jurisdiction. It is usually enforced by oppressive penalties for it to deemed efective. Substantive law: all laws that set out the rights and duties of individuals. Procedural law: the law or procedures that a plaintif/individuals must follow to enforce a substantive law right or duty. Substantive right: an individual right enforceable at law. Public law: the law relating to the relationship between the individual and the government. (the criminal code and the. Income tax act are two examples of this kind of law at the federal level, and highwaytraic acts are examples at the provincial level) Private law: the law relating to the relationship between individuals. (the law of contract is private law. Such statutes as the partnerships act and the sale of goods act. )
