Canada Legal System

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:aboriginalLaw recognized
gptkbp:administrativeLaw tribunals
gptkbp:appealsTo gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States_federal_law
provincial law
territorial law
gptkbp:basedOn English common law
French civil law
gptkbp:civilLawJurisdiction gptkb:Quebec
gptkbp:commonLawJurisdiction all provinces except Quebec
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Constitution_Act,_1867
gptkb:Constitution_Act,_1982
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:education law schools
gptkbp:enforcedBy courts
police
correctional services
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canada Legal System
gptkbp:humanRightsAbuses protected by Charter of Rights and Freedoms
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:French_legal_tradition
British legal tradition
gptkbp:internationalLaw incorporated through statutes
gptkbp:legalClinic available in all provinces
gptkbp:legalSystem gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkb:bridge
gptkb:law
gptkb:legislation
federal courts
judges
statutes
lawyers
federal jurisdiction
provincial jurisdiction
notaries (in Quebec)
provincial courts
territorial courts
gptkbp:notableActor gptkb:Canadian_Bill_of_Rights
gptkb:Canadian_Human_Rights_Act
gptkb:Criminal_Code
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:property provincial jurisdiction
gptkbp:reformed ongoing
gptkbp:tradition bilingualism
bijuralism
gptkbp:youthJustice gptkb:Youth_Criminal_Justice_Act
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Common_Law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6