Report: Legal Dualism and Bilingual Bisystemism: Principles and Applications
Title
Report: Legal Dualism and Bilingual Bisystemism: Principles and Applications
Subject
Canada
legal system
Legal dualism
Bilingual Bisystemism
Description
This set of FAQs seeks to clarify the concepts of legal dualism and bilingual bisystemism.
From this report:
From this report:
"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."
Creator
Ms. Anne Des Ormeaux and Mr. Jean-Marie Lessard
Source
Date
Undated
Relation
Canada, Department of Justice, "Frequently Asked Questions: Legal Dualism and Bilingual Bisystemism", online: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/dualism-dualisme/faq.html
Format
text file/PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Original Format
Text
text file/PDF
Files
Collection
Citation
Ms. Anne Des Ormeaux and Mr. Jean-Marie Lessard, “Report: Legal Dualism and Bilingual Bisystemism: Principles and Applications,” Exhibits, accessed April 23, 2025, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/2453.