cml2118 introduction to law 2008, lecture 6
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Today:
1. Finish History and Heritage of the
Canadian Legal System
2. Introducing divisions of law
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Joining of Common Law and Equity
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96.96.96.96.(1)Courts shall administer concurrently all rules of equity and the common law. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 96 (1); 1993, c. 27, Sched.
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(2)Where a rule of equity conflicts with a rule of the common law, the rule of equity prevails. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 96 (2); 1993, c. 27, Sched.
Courts of Justice ActCourts of Justice ActCourts of Justice ActCourts of Justice Act, , , , R.S.O. 1990, C.43.
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Political Developments and the Courts
• Parliament composed of regional representatives
• Acted as court of last resort
• 1332: Split into House of Commons and House
of Lords
• Lords retain judicial function today
• Parliamentary Supremacy, Responsible
Government, and Judicial Independence
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Adoption of English Law in Canada
• Date of Introduction vs. Date of Reception
• Continued oversight by Judicial Committee of the
Privy Council until 1949
• Confederation through the BNA
(Constitution Act, 1867)
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Introducing Divisions of Law
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System of writs
led to modern
branches of law
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Contract Law: covenant, assumpsit, debt
Tort Law: trespass vi et armis, trespasson the case, trover
Administrative Law: certiorari,
habeus corpus
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modern divisions in law
but also
recent collapsing of divisions
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Conflict of Laws
Domestic vs. Foreign Law
Domestic vs. International Law
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Domestic vs. Foreign Laws
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Conflict of Laws example
MorguardMorguardMorguardMorguard Investments Ltd. v. De Investments Ltd. v. De Investments Ltd. v. De Investments Ltd. v. De SavoyeSavoyeSavoyeSavoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077.
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Conflict of Laws example
MorguardMorguardMorguardMorguard Investments Ltd. v. De Investments Ltd. v. De Investments Ltd. v. De Investments Ltd. v. De SavoyeSavoyeSavoyeSavoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077.
De Savoye
Morguard Investments
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Conflict of Laws example
MorguardMorguardMorguardMorguard Investments Ltd. v. De Investments Ltd. v. De Investments Ltd. v. De Investments Ltd. v. De SavoyeSavoyeSavoyeSavoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077.
De Savoye
Morguard Investments
Ratio: “real and substantial connection”
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Conflict of Laws example 2
UnifundUnifundUnifundUnifund v. ICBCv. ICBCv. ICBCv. ICBC, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 63, 2003 SCC 40.
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Conflict of Laws example 2
UnifundUnifundUnifundUnifund v. ICBCv. ICBCv. ICBCv. ICBC, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 63, 2003 SCC 40.
Marcia and Ronald Brennan
Owner, driver Unifund
and garage of Ontario
Insurance Corp
of British Columbia
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Conflict of Laws example 2
UnifundUnifundUnifundUnifund v. ICBCv. ICBCv. ICBCv. ICBC, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 63, 2003 SCC 40.
Marcia and Ronald Brennan
Owner, driver Unifund
and garage of Ontario
Insurance Corp
of British Columbia
Ratio: Ontario Insurance Act inapplicable to ICBC
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Domestic vs. International Law
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Domestic vs. International Law
• Treaties
• Domestic law
• International courts and tribunals
• Application of Canadian law in Canada to nonCanadians
• Application of Canadian law outside Canada
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Application of Canadian law outside Canada
6. (2) Subject to this Act or any other Act of Parliament, no person shall be convicted or discharged under section 730 of an offence committed outside Canada.
Criminal Code of Canada, R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 6.
Anyone with internet access? Look up ss. 7(1)(b) and 7(2.31).
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Form vs. Substance
Procedure vs. Substantive Law
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Substantive Law
• Establishes legal relations
• Provides for substantive rights
• Provides for consequences of violations
• Substantive law applied as at time of events
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Procedural Law
• Deals with the legal process used to enforce
substantive rights
• Different areas of substantive law have different
procedural rules
• Provides for process, parties, limitations, appeals and
review, evidence, questioning
• Procedural law applied as at time of trial
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Evidence
• A branch of procedural law
• Differs in different areas of law
• Best Evidence rule
• “Hearsay”
• General rule: To be admitted, evidence must be
relevant and reliable
• “Examination in chief” vs. “Cross−examination”
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Distinguishing Proc. and Subst. rights
• Substantive law applied as at time of events
• Procedural law applied as at time of trial
• Courts required to categorize rights
• Justification for this difference?
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For next class…
Legal Reasoning
• Pages 114−131
• In class, we will discuss the cases on pp. 132−146
(Carbolic Smokeball and Donoghue v. Stevenson)