The harmonization of federal legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian bijuralism : J2-176/2001
The first collection published by the Civil Code Section consisted solely of studies on the harmonization of federal legislation and other aspects of Canadian bijuralism written by law professors and other legal experts for the Civil Code Section...this second collection, which, contains articles primarily by both jurists of the Civil Code Section, ... and contributors from other sections within the Department... reflects the decompartmentalizing of our understanding of bijuralism and its extension beyond the sole task of representing the concepts and notions of the two legal systems in federal legislation and regulations.--Page vi and vii
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Justice Canada. |
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| Title | The harmonization of federal legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian bijuralism |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | Bilingual-[English | French] |
| Format | Paper |
| Other formats | Electronic-[French], Electronic-[English] |
| Note(s) | "The first collection published by the Civil Code Section consisted solely of studies on the harmonization of federal legislation and other aspects of Canadian bijuralism written by law professors and other legal experts for the Civil Code Section...this second collection, which, contains articles primarily by both jurists of the Civil Code Section, ... and contributors from other sections within the Department... reflects the decompartmentalizing of our understanding of bijuralism and its extension beyond the sole task of representing the concepts and notions of the two legal systems in federal legislation and regulations."--Page vi and vii. Published on the occasion of the Conference of the Barreau du Québec in May 2001. Contents: Bijuralism and harmonization: genesis.--Some thoughts on bijuralism in Canada and the world.--The Supreme Court of Canada and its impact on the expression of bijuralism.--Bijuralism in Canada: harmonization methodology and terminology.--Portrait of a legal harmonization.--S-4: a first harmonization bill; Clause 8 of Bill S-4: amending the Interpretation Act.--The harmonization of federal tax legislation.--Harmonization of federal legislation with Quebec Civil Law: some examples from the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act; The creation by the federal parliament of security mechanisms in the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.--Bill S-4: a first act to harmonize federal law with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and to amend certain acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the Common Law and Civil Law. Bilingual |
| Publishing information | Ottawa - Ontario : Justice Canada 2001. |
| Binding | Kit |
| Description | 9 booklets. ; 28 cm. + a CD-ROM that contains PDF of the 9 documents. |
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| Edition | 2nd publication. |
| Subject terms | Civil law Constitutional law Legislation Justice system |
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