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Web page: "Where our legal system comes from"

Title

Web page: "Where our legal system comes from"

Subject

Canada
legal system
civil law
common law

Description

This web page provides background information about the common law tradition, the civil law tradition, Aboriginal treaty rights, how Parliament makes laws, and the nature of regulations.

Creator

Government of Canada
Department of Justice, Canada

Source

Canada, Department of Justice, "Where our legal system comes from" (web page, online): http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/just/03.html

Publisher

Canada, Department of Justice

Date

Dec. 15, 2016

Rights

(c) Government of Canada
Credit: Canada, Department of Justice

Relation

Canada, Department of Justice, online: http://www.justice.gc.ca/

Format

Hyperlink

Language

English

Type

Webpage
Hyperlink

Files

Citation

Government of Canada and Department of Justice, Canada, “Web page: "Where our legal system comes from",” Exhibits, accessed December 26, 2024, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/2428.