Characteristics of an effective justice system correct answers Right to be heard, right to a fair trial, right to know, right to an impartial jury.
Rule of Law correct answers Characteristics of an effective justice system.
Legislation correct answers Aka statutes; laws made by governments an...
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Characteristics of an effective justice system correct answers Right to be heard, right to a fair
trial, right to know, right to an impartial jury.
Rule of Law correct answers Characteristics of an effective justice system.
Legislation correct answers Aka statutes; laws made by governments and is written.
Common Law correct answers Aka Case Law; laws made by courts/judges and is a court
decision.
Levels of Government correct answers Federal, Provincial and Municipal.
Parliamentary Process correct answers How laws are made, changed and repealed. Federal
process.
Intra Vires correct answers Legislative authority.
Ultra Vires correct answers Acting outside of their authority.
Amending Formula correct answers Requires federal government, 7/10 provinces with 50% of
the population in those 7 provinces.
Criminal Law correct answers System used when society alleges that a person has done
something wrong and should should be punished.
Civil Law correct answers System used when one person sues another to get financial
compensation for harm caused.
Administrative Law correct answers System used where administrative bodies have been given
powers by legislation/statutes to deal with particular issues.
Onus correct answers Whose job it is to prove the case - the responsibility for proving
something; belongs to the Crown in criminal cases; belongs to the plaintiff in civil cases.
Standard of Proof correct answers The degree to which something must be proven; in order to
persuade the judge, the Prosecutor must establish the accused's guilt 'beyond a reasonable doubt'.
Considered a balance of probabilities in civil cases and is on the plaintiff.
Civil action correct answers People sue each other or corporation because they feel they have
been harmed by the behavior or lack of behavior of the other.
Plaintiff correct answers The person suing.
Defendant correct answers The person being sued.
, Statement of Claim correct answers Starts the case and is filed by the plaintiff.
Statement of Defence correct answers The defence to the statement of claim.
A breach of contract correct answers When a stipulation of the contract is not met, it is broken.
Torts correct answers The reason why people sue each other or legal justifications of sor sueing
someone; causes of actions.
Unintentional Torts correct answers Civil wrong from an unintentional act. Ex. Negligence.
Intentional Torts correct answers Civil wrong from an intentional act. Ex. Assault and Battery,
Trespass and False Arrest and Imprisonment.
Strict Liability Torts correct answers A civil wrong where intention does not matter, activity is
inherently dangerous.
Contract Law correct answers Because one party believes the other is in breach of a contract -
contractual justification for suing someone.
Legislative Rights or Violations correct answers Rights given under specific pieces of legislation
that, if breached, allow people to sue.
Negligence correct answers 3 elements to prove: defendant owed a duty of care; behaviour fell
below the standard of care of reasonably responsible person and harm was caused by lack of
care.
Apportionment Liability correct answers Where more than one party is liable due to chain of
events.
Contracts correct answers A legal agreement that includes an offer, acceptance and consideration
(payment).
Fair Trial Process correct answers Innocence or guilt determined by a judge &/or jury, in an open
court, presumed innocence, etc.
Actus Reus correct answers The illegal/criminal action or omission - the act.
Mens rea correct answers The mental element required to convict someone, could involve
intention or recklessness - the criminal mind or intention.
Strict Liability Offence correct answers Proof actus reus is enough to infer mens rea although
accused can disprove.
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