Chapter 1

Question 1

Codification

Answer 1

the action or process of arranging laws or rules according to a system or plan.

Question 2

Law

Answer 2

system of rules and regulations that govern a community and enforced by political authority and its legal system

• can be developed as customs or traditions or written down

Question 3

Substantive Law

Answer 3

law where we can find “substance” for our rights “Civil Code of Quebec)

Question 4

Adjectival law

Answer 4

procedures to protect substantive law (Quebec Code of Civil Procedure)

Question 5

Ethics

Answer 5

set of principals or moral values of a society, distinguishing right from wrong

Question 6

Common Law

Answer 6

basis for law is grounded in the principle of precedence and case law or jurisprudence

Question 7

5 W’s- To Sue

Answer 7

Why sue?
What is involved?
Who are the parties?
Where do you sue?
When can you sue?

Question 8

Prescription

Answer 8

lapse of time extinguishes right to sue

• most cases 3 years
• 3-year delay to claim damages for personal injury or to property

Question 9

Three Elements that Make up Legal System

Answer 9

1. Legislative mechanism- how laws are adopted
2. Laws (sources of law)- rules and behaviour imposed or accepted by society
3. Administration and enforcement of laws- system to impose punishment for breaking a law