Sentences with phrase «distinct legal traditions»

The Chief Justice held that s. 6 of the Act protects both the functioning and the legitimacy of the Supreme Court as a general court of appeal for Canada, at para. 49: «The purpose of s. 6 is to ensure not only civil law training and experience on the Court, but also to ensure that Quebec's distinct legal traditions and social values are represented on the Court, thereby enhancing the confidence of the people of Quebec in the Supreme Court as the final arbiter of their rights.»

By this reaffirmation of the distinct legal traditions and social values of Quebec, the Supreme Court may not have made us easier to govern.

Not exact matches

Hammond suggests in Chapters 3, 6, and 8 that American civil religion has resided significantly in the educational and particularly the legal systems in ways that have led to a distinct tradition of civility, openness, and tolerance.

In The Elements of Legal Style, Bryan Garner explains that two distinct Greek and Roman literary traditions have influenced Western prose style.

It should be pointed out that Indigenous laws and legal orders are separate and distinct from common and civil law traditions that are taught in university law schools.