UNIT | Outline & Assignments | Review Activities | Other Resoruces | Videos |
Unit 1: Law & Society | ||||
Chapter1: Our Legal Heritage Pages 7 to 33 The laws of a society reflect the values and beliefs of the people in that society. Unit 1 examines the structure of the Canadian legal system and some of the historical influences that helped shape it.
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Chapter One Outline (PDF) | Chapter 1 End Review Activity (GAME) | 1 Dumb Laws Primer (PPT) | |
Chapter One Outline (DOC) | Chapter 1: Law in Action Website | 2 Rule of Law Explained (PPT) | Rule of Law | |
3 A Law is Good If... (PPT) | ||||
Chapter One Assignments (PDF) | 4 Foundations of the Law (PPT) | Foundations of the Law | ||
5 Legal Interpretations (PPT) | ||||
POST CHAPTER: What is Justice? (SMART BOARD) | 6 Procedural vs. Substantive Law (PPT) | |||
Unit 3: Classifying Law | ||||
Chapter 2: Classifying Law Pages 34 to 47 In Canada laws originate from three souces: from the Canadian Constitution (constitutional law), from elected representatives (statute law), and from previous legal decisions (common law). Unit 2 examines different classifcations of law and their application. |
Chapter Two Outline (PDF) | Chapter 2 End Review Activity (GAME) | ||
Chapter 2: Classifying the Law (Law in Action Website) | ||||
Chapter Two Assignments (PDF) | Sources of the Law (SMART) | |||
International & Domestic Law (SMART) | ||||
Substantive & Procedural Law (SMART) | ||||
Stare Decisis (SMART) | ||||