1. Law 12
An Introduction

2. Rules and Laws
What connections are there to law, morality and justice?
What do you do in a run of a day? How is it governed by law?
What are the differences between rules and laws (give an example)
Activity Page 11 (Rules versus Laws)

3. Laws in Images

4. What is Law?
Describe a situation in the news that reflects an injustice in the legal system. (P.10)
What is Law (P.11)
Law –(Latin) “Ligare”, to bind or to force someone to act or not to act
Why do laws need to change?

5. Law in Canada
Canadian Law
Legal systems of the World

6. Laws around the World South Africa Apartheid
China – One Child Policy “Sweet Achievement”

7. Rule of Law What are the rules of law? (P.13)
A principle of justice stating that the law is necessary to regulate society, that law applies equally to everyone, and that people are not governed by arbitrary power
What do laws create? Structure, predictability, peace, security.

8. Abuse of Power and the Rule of Law
Roncarelli v. Duplessis [1959](S.C.R. 121) P. 13
Maurice Duplessis

9. Laws and the Law Commission
What happens if you do not like a law?
You have the freedom to try to get it changed!
Laws reflect our community…How are laws different from community to community?

10. Outdated Laws Find laws that are outdated… Bridgewater Laws
Nova Scotia laws
Canadian Laws
World Laws
Stupid? Laws
Law Commission

11. Law – Equal for All? What does it mean to live in a “just” society?
The idea of law has always been associated with the idea of justice!
The law is supposed to be equal for all, ensuring equity in all situations may be unjust! Consider the following example:
Break and Enter – to get rope to save a drowning friend – should that person be given the same punishment as the person who breaks in to steal the televison?
So should the law take the circumstances into consideration?

12. Equal Treatment under the Law
Treat like cases alike and different cases differently.
What does this statement mean?
All Canadians are supposed to be treated equally under the law. Make a list of situations in which equal treatment might not be just treatment. For each situation, explain your rationale.

13. Building Your Understanding
Page 16 – 6 Questions
Easy!

14. Island Living Activity
Get into groups
Each group gets a different scenario
Design how you will live on the Island with your group members.
Survivor Clip (How do they do it?) What problems arise?