SOSC 1375 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Anwar Al-Awlaki, Canadian Judicial Council, International Criminal Court
17 Feb 2017
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Separation thesis (law and morality): law and morality are separable. Natural law theory: is a system of law that is purportedly determined by nature and is thus, universal. Legal positivism: is the thesis that the existence and content of law depends on social facts and not on its merits. Public law: regulates the relationships between the state and individuals, or between states (under. Substantive law (statue law and case law) in the canadian law chart) Civil law: regulates the personal relationships between two private parties (under private or civil law in the canadian law chart) Procedural law: outlines the steps and procedures involved in protecting and enforcing the rights given under substantive law (ie: the rules of court, etc. ) (under canadian law, same level as. Constitutional law: laws establishing the make-up of government and the division of powers between federal and provincial governments (under public law in canadian law chart)
