Canadian Legal System Significance Of The Feudal System

"THE FEUDAL SYSTEM"

CLU 3M1 Canadian Law
February 23,2014

CONTENTS

About the Feudal System.................................................................................................................3
The Feudal System 's Significance to the Canadian Legal System..................................................4
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................6

The Feudal System

In modern society outdated legal systems, such as the feudal system and the common law, are upon as vanquished memories of the past, but in reality the
These traces of ancient legal systems will always be a part of Canada 's legal system.
About the Feudal System
The feudal system is a very big system, filled with rich history. Society was dependent on the feudal system, it was the modern legal system for roughly 1600 years through out Europe, in use from 300 A.D to 1400. The Feudal system was based on allocation of land in return for service. The feudal system could be organized in layers and is often looked at in a diagram of a pyramid, with the most honorable and looked after people were towards the top of the pyramid, and the common people towards the base. There were several groups within this pyramid, varying in distance from the top of the pyramid and base, each group under the highest authority was a vassals to the groups directly above them, this meaning that they swore loyalty to them. The
The feudal system directly connects with Canada 's legal system since both of the systems regulated through taxes. In the feudal system peasants were given land to farm and make a living, shelter, and protection in return they paid rent, which served the same purpose as taxes in the Canadian legal system. In the Canadian legal system citizens must pay taxes to the government yearly and whenever they make a purchase, these taxes go to shelters, medical centers, police forces, and military forces, these are then available for the citizens, giving them job opportunities, shelter, and protection. The feudal system ties into today because in the feudal system, unless you were the highest authority, there was some one who would give orders to you in exchange for something. This happens today, an example of this would be at a job, a worker is given a order by his boss in exchange for money and benefits, while the boss has also received orders from the possible head office or district in exchange for a greater amount of money and perhaps better or more benefits. This would go on and on until the highest point of authority is reached, who is most likely to be looked as the 'most powerful '. The feudal system still exists within the modern Canadian legal