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Assignment:
1. Identify and explain a key legal principle that survives to the present day for each of the following:
a) Code of Hammurabi
b) Mosaic Law
2. Veronica Smith is charged with assaulting Betty Knapp.
a) Write a criminal citation for the case. Make up the parts where you are not provided the information.
b) Following the criminal procedures, Betty wants to sue Veronica for the injuries that she has suffered.
Write a basic private law citation for the case. Make up the parts where you are not provided the information.
3. Explain how the rule of precedent works in a common law system and why do you believe it is significant in Canadian law?
4. What are two legal principles learned in class established by the Magna Carta that are still part of Canada's legal system to this day? Briefly explain their significance to our legal system.
5. Explain the process of how a bill becomes a law at the federal level of government.
6. Do you believe the Senate is necessary in the Federal law-making process? Why or why not?
7. Explain how the three forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) work to solve disputes in civil law. What do you believe are the benefits of ADR over litigation (the court system)?
8. What do you believe are three advantages of restorative justice programs over criminal court decisions.