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''Tort law'' is a branch of civil law, as is family law. Other branches of civil law include contract law, property law, and the law on negligence. | ''Tort law'' is a branch of civil law, as is family law. Other branches of civil law include contract law, property law, and the law on negligence. | ||
Criminal law mostly deals with regulatory legislation, laws created by the government that list the things we're not supposed to do and the range of potential penalties for doing those things. Legislation that falls under this heading includes the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vf2 Criminal Code]'', the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vtc Controlled Drugs and Substances Act]'' and the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vx2 Youth Criminal Justice Act]''. | Criminal law mostly deals with regulatory legislation, laws created by the government that list the things we're not supposed to do and the range of potential penalties for doing those things. Legislation that falls under this heading includes the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vf2 Criminal Code]'', the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vtc Controlled Drugs and Substances Act]'', and the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vx2 Youth Criminal Justice Act]''. | ||
Criminal law deals with a person's offences against the rules of the state. | Criminal law deals with a person's offences against the rules of the state. | ||