CLN 4U Review Sheet for Final Exam PDF

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This document is a review sheet for a final exam in Canadian legal studies. It covers a variety of legal concepts and case studies, along with principles and theories of law, such as the Rule of Law, and legal principles.

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CLN 4U review sheet for Final Exam (the least you need to know) Terms to know Democracy Justice Rule of Law State sovereignty Morality Human rights Judicial independence Substantive Law Procedural law​ ​ ​ Cr...

CLN 4U review sheet for Final Exam (the least you need to know) Terms to know Democracy Justice Rule of Law State sovereignty Morality Human rights Judicial independence Substantive Law Procedural law​ ​ ​ Criminal Law​ Estate law​ ​ Contract Law Tort Law​ ​ ​ Property law​ Family Law​​ Natural Law Legal Positivism​​ ​ Legal Realism​ Critical Legal Theory Feminist jurisprudence Case Law​ Statute Law​ Constitution Can. Charter of R & F Secondary Sources of Law Precedent​ Conciliation​ No board report (labour) Primary Sources of Law ​​ Citation​ Treaty​ ​ Bilateral Multilateral​ ​ ​ Extradition​ Ratification​ Diplomatic immunity Case Law Jurisdiction Undue hardship​ Affirmative action Remedies (Charter)​ ​ Reading in​ Striking down​ Notwithstanding clause Oakes test​ ​ ​ Ontario Human Rights Commission​ Duty to accommodate Grant test​ ​ ​ Environmental Protections Act​ Environmental Assessment Act Carbon Tax​ ​ ​ Employment Standards Act​ Occupational Health & Safety Act Collective Bargaining​ ​ Kyoto Protocol​ ​ Rand Formula​ International Criminal Court Judicial Activism​ ​ Gladue Principle​ Peremptory Challenge​ Int’l Labour Organization World Trade Organization​ ‘Right to work’ legislation​ ​ Cap and trade policies Mens Rea​ ​ ​ Actus Reus​ ​ Wilful Blindness​​ Negativing Defence Affirmative Defence​ ​ Criminal Negligence​ Mistake of fact (def) Mistake of Law (Def) Plea Bargain​ ​ ​ Disclosure​ ​ Indian Act​ ​ Treaties (First Nations) Criminology​ ​ ​ Strain theory​ ​ Broken Window Theory Boushie Case Reid Technique​ ​ ​ Summary Offences​ Indictable offences​ Hybrid offences Right of Refusal (Labour)​ Not criminally responsible​ ​ What you need to study (at the very least) ​ How/why do laws change? ​ Types of law (criminal, tort, contract, etc) ​ Theories of Law (Natural Law, Legal Positivism, Legal realist, critical legal theory (BE ABLE TO APPLY) ​ What are the sources of law…for example…where did the concept of codifying law come from, etc. Know Secondary and Primary sources of law ​ Understand the concepts of State sovereignty, treaties, extradition, and Diplomats ​ What is the Oakes test and how does it apply to limiting rights and freedoms? ​ How are jurisdictional issues settled between provinces and the federal government? ​ What are the grounds and social area for discrimination cases? ​ How do the courts decide on whether evidence should be excluded or not? ​ Is the Universal Declaration of HR effective in establishing human rights for all in the world? ​ Should we appoint or elect judges? ​ What is the significance of the Supreme Court of Canada? ​ What is the process for collective bargaining? ​ What is the best government approach to protecting our environment (regulation, self reg, incentive) ​ How should the world resolve (internationally) the climate change issue? ​ What are the benefits and drawbacks of plea bargains? ​ How effective is the International Criminal Court? ​ How are worker rights being dealt with domestically and internationally?

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