Introduction to the Law and Legal System of Canada

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This introductory text is intended to demystify the law and to provide information on the key components of the Canadian legal system including chapters on:

• The nature of law and competing theories of law
• Legal pluralism - how the Canadian legal system interacts with various religious legal systems
• Sources of Canadian law including legislation and caselaw
• The legal history of Britain, the reception of English law in Canada, the history of Civil Law in Quebec, and the bijural system
• The Constitution and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• The structure of Canadian government
• Courts across Canada and the work of judges and lawyers
• Problems regarding access to justice
• Substantive law including Criminal Law, Property Law, Contract Law, and Tort Law
• Procedural laws governing civil disputes and criminal prosecutions