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==Courts apply the laws== | ==Courts apply the laws== | ||
[[File:Law courts BC.jpg|thumb|275px|right| link=| <span style="font-size:50%;">Image via <span class="noglossary">Provincial Court</span> of British Columbia</span>]] | [[File:Law courts BC.jpg|thumb|275px|right| link=| <span style="font-size:50%;">Image via <span class="noglossary">Provincial Court</span> of British Columbia</span>]] | ||
Courts exist to provide a way to apply the laws in a fair and rational manner. Courts have a variety of functions. For example, they enforce criminal law and they resolve civil law disagreements among people. | A '''court''' is a place where legal matters are decided, usually by a judge. Courts exist to provide a way to apply the laws in a fair and rational manner. Courts have a variety of functions. For example, they enforce criminal law and they resolve civil law disagreements among people. | ||
Two very important principles are fundamental to the Canadian court system: | Two very important principles are fundamental to the Canadian court system: | ||
