Foundations of criminal and civil law in Canada
By: Nora Rock and Valerie Hoag
Contributors: Hoag, Valerie
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Emond Montgomery Publications
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9781552391594
Subjects: Law; Textbooks; Droit; Manuels d'enseignement supérieur
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Statute law: function, jurisdiction, and structure; title: Common law and the concept of legal precedent; title: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: introduction and selected provisions; title: The criminal code and the structure of criminal offences; title: Investigation of crime, police powers, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; title: Criminal pre-trial issues; title: Criminal trial issues and defences; title: Criminal offence sentencing; title: Contracts and torts: the founding principles of civil law; title: Property, family property, and tenancies: the "rights to" disciplines; title: Family and employment law: the "relationship" disciplines.