Bijuralism and Harmonization
Canada
Legal systems
Bijuralism
From the website: <br /><blockquote>"As a legacy of the colonisation of North America by France and Great Britain, two legal traditions co-exist in Canada – civil law in Quebec and common law in all other provinces and territories. The Department of Justice is committed to respecting both legal systems, in both official languages, to ensure federal legislation is adequately applied everywhere in Canada."</blockquote>
<br />This website contains materials relevant to understanding Canadian bijuralism and tracks the efforts of the Federal Government of Canada to harmonize law across the civil and common law systems and through French and English.
Canada, Department of Justice
Canada, Department of Justice, "Bijuralism and Harmonization" website: <a href="http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/harmonization/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/harmonization/index.html</a>
Canada, Department of Justice: <a href="http://www.justice.gc.ca" target="_blank">www.justice.gc.ca</a>
February 9, 2017
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(c) Canada, Department of Justice
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Image: Bijuralism: A Timeline
Canada
Legal system
history
Bijuralism
This image is a timeline that illustrates key historic moments related to the development of bijuralism in Canada.
Canada, Department of Justice
Canada, Department of Justice, "Bijuralism and Harmonization: Bijuralism: A Timeline", online: <a href="http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/harmonization/bijurilex/timeline-ligne.html" target="_blank">http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/harmonization/bijurilex/timeline-ligne.html</a>
Government of Canada, Department of Justice
January 7, 2015
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(c) Canada, Department of Justice
Canada, Department of Justice, "Bijuralism and Harmonization: Bijuralism: A Timeline", online: <a href="http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/harmonization/bijurilex/timeline-ligne.html" target="_blank">http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/harmonization/bijurilex/timeline-ligne.html</a>
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Report: Legal Dualism and Bilingual Bisystemism: Principles and Applications
Canada
legal system
Legal dualism
Bilingual Bisystemism
This set of FAQs seeks to clarify the concepts of legal dualism and bilingual bisystemism. <br /><br />From this report: <br /><blockquote>"Legal dualism is the explicative theory built on the coexistence of two legal systems of private law within the Canadian legal framework; bilingual bisystemism relates to the unique coexistence of the civil law and common law legal systems within Canada, and the simultaneous or concomitant presence of two official languages."</blockquote>
Ms. Anne Des Ormeaux and Mr. Jean-Marie Lessard
<a href="Dualjuradik.org" target="_blank">Dualjuradik.org</a>
Ms. Anne Des Ormeaux and Mr. Jean-Marie Lessard
<a href="Dualjuradik.org" target="_blank">Dualjuradik.org</a>
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(c) <a href="Dualjuradik.org" target="_blank">Dualjuradik.org</a>
Canada, Department of Justice, "Frequently Asked Questions: Legal Dualism and Bilingual Bisystemism", <a href="http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/dualism-dualisme/faq.html" target="_blank">online: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/dualism-dualisme/faq.html</a>
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