Презентация на тему Law of canada

the English common law system with some influence from

Scots Law, inherited from being a former colony of the United Kingdom and later a Commonwealth Realm member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
The legal system is bi-jurisdictional, as the responsibilities of public (includes criminal) and private law are separated and exercised exclusively by Parliament and the provinces respectively.

mechanisms in Canada to protect human rights: the Canadian

Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Canadian Human Rights Act, the Canadian Human Rights Commission, and provincial human rights laws and legislation.
The issue of human rights in Canada has not attracted significant controversy relative to human rights issues in other countries.

In 1960, as Prime Minister, Diefenbaker successfully introduced the Canadian Bill of Rights, the precursor of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

a variety of issues related to aboriginal peoples in Canada.
Aboriginal

law provides certain rights to land and traditional practices.
Aboriginal is a term used in the Constitution of Canada and includes First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
 A major area of Aboriginal law involves the duty to consult and accommodate.

under the exclusive legislative jurisdiction of the federal government.
Most

criminal laws have been codified in the Criminal Code of Canada, as well as the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Youth Criminal Justice Act, and several other peripheral Acts.
The provinces are responsible for the administration of justice, including criminal trials within their respective provinces, despite their inability to enact criminal laws.

body of Canadian law dealing with family relationship, marriage,

and divorce.
In Canada, family law is primarily statute-based.
Since 2005, a marriage may be formed between two individuals of different or same sex.
A marriage may be nullified as void or voidable much in the same manner as a contract. 

treatment of the law of torts within the Canadian

jurisdiction excluding Quebec, which is covered by the law of obligations.
A tort consists of a wrongful acts or injury that leads to physical, emotional, or financial damage to a person in which another person could be held legally responsible.
The two main subcategories of tort law are intentional torts and unintentional torts.

body of law concerning the rights of individuals over

land, objects, and expression within Canada.
It encompasses personal property, real property, and intellectual property. Unlike many other first world countries, the right to own property is not included in Canada's bill of rights, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Personal property laws are typically governed by provincial legislation such as the provincial Sale of Goods Acts. Likewise, the common law rules inherited from the United Kingdom are largely still in force.