Grade 12 Law Exam Review 2024 PDF

GRADE 12 LAW EXAM REVIEW UNIT 1 HERITAGE AND FOUNDATIONS ​ Categories of Law: Substantiative, Procedural, Domestic, International, Public Law, Private Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative, Criminal Law, Family Law, Contract Law, Tort Law ​ Jurisprudence ​ Th...

GRADE 12 LAW EXAM REVIEW UNIT 1 HERITAGE AND FOUNDATIONS ​ Categories of Law: Substantiative, Procedural, Domestic, International, Public Law, Private Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative, Criminal Law, Family Law, Contract Law, Tort Law ​ Jurisprudence ​ The Changing Nature of Law ​ Constitutions, Statute Law, Case law (precedent, stare decisis, ratio deciendi), Judicial Independence, Parliamentary supremacy ​ Democracy, sovereignty, Jurisdiction, Morality ​ Early Legal Codes (Hammurabi, Mosaic, Justinian, Napoleonic code) ​ Concepts of Legal Theory- Natural Law, Positive Law, Legal Formalism, Legal Realism, Critical Legal theory ​ Philosophers of Law (Be familiar with at least one) UNIT 2 CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ​ What is the purpose of the Charter? ​ The Constitution ​ Reasonable Limits and Notwithstanding Clause ​ Fundamental Freedoms ​ Equality Rights ​ Mobility Rights ​ Legal Rights UNIT 3 CRIMINAL LAW ​ What constitutes a crime? What are the 4 conditions that must exist? ​ Criminal Code ​ What is a summary offence? What is an indictable offence? ​ Actus Reus and Mens Rea ​ Presumption of innocence ​ Burden of proof ​ Reasonable doubt ​ Elements of a criminal offence (Intention, state of mind etc) ​ The Police- Investigation, Arrest and Bringing the Accused to trial ​ Appearance Notice ​ Disclosure ​ Stages of a Trial ​ Lawyers- Defence, Crown Prosecutor ​ Juries- Who is eligible? How are they selected? Can they be challenged? ​ Direct and circumstantial evidence ​ Role of Witnesses ​ Role of a judge ​ Types of evidence ​ 1st Degree, 2nd Degree Murder and Manslaughter ​ Types of Defences ​ Types of Sentences UNIT 4 INTERNATIONAL LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION ​ United Nations: o​ How and when it was formed o​ What issues does it resolve? o​ What are it’s main bodies?​ ​ o​ International Court of Justice o​ What types of punishments? ​ International Criminal Court ​ How and when it was formed ​ What issues does it resolve? ​ What types of punishments? ​ Sources of Law ​ Formal Agreements ​ Customary practices ​ General Principal of Law ​ Double Criminality ​ Reciprocity ​ Evidence ​ Specialty ​ Nationality ​ Diplomacy ​ What is the role of a diplomat? ​ What is diplomatic immunity? ​ The Iran Hostage Crisis ​ Environmental Law ​ International Trade ​ Human Rights and International Law ​ Rights of Refugees ​ Convention on the Rights of the Child ​ NGO’s ​ Rights of Refugees ​ Geneva Convention ​ Interpol, NORAD, NATO UNIT 5 LABOUR LAW ​ Federal and Provincial Legislation ​ Labour Milestones ​ Employee Equity Act ​ Employee Standards Act You will have some selection for the short answer section. Some potential topics will include: Canadian Constitution, The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, The International Court of Justice, The Paris Agreement, The United Nations, The International Criminal Court, The case of Atif Rafay and Sebastian Burns, NATO, Interpol, Luigi Mangione, The Iranian Hostage Crisis and The Case of Meng Wanzhou. 4C-Your final “Longer Answer” will look for you to apply your knowledge by examining and analyzing a court case that involved a legal issue that we have covered in this course.