Difference between revisions of "Canada’s Legal System"

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The courts decide how the laws that are made by the government apply to individuals in everyday situations. A key purpose of the courts is to protect the rights and freedoms of everyone in Canada.
The courts decide how the laws that are made by the government apply to individuals in everyday situations. A key purpose of the courts is to protect the rights and freedoms of everyone in Canada.


When judges make a decision in court, they apply the law made by our elected representatives. They are also guided by what other judges have decided in previous similar cases.
When judges make a <span class="noglossary">decision</span> in court, they apply the law made by our elected representatives. They are also guided by what other judges have decided in previous similar cases.


===Judges are independent===
===Judges are independent===
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