PHILOS 1B03 Lecture : Philosophy 1B03 January 13th 2014.docx
9 Feb 2014
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Our legal systems: canada: common law except quebec they use civil law, common law and civil law can have different meanings, multiple meanings, common vs. civil, common vs. statutory, civil vs. criminal. Common vs. statutory law: common law: judge made laws, case law, created by judges when deciding cases, precedent, statutory law, parliament, congress, crct, etc, most well known when thinking of law . Private law (individuals: p brings an action against (sues) defendant, balance of probability, found liable (or not, judgment in favour of p or d, compensation, specific performance, etc, criminal law, public law. Appeal cases: appeals to higher court, appeal court, leave to appeal granted or denied, appeal based on question of law or procedure, not fact, loser at trial level, appellant, winner at trial level, respondent. Common law systems: hierarchal, county courts, provincial courts, provincial appeal court, scc, normally appeals make their way up the hierarchy (n. b leave to appeal not always granted by court)
