LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Summary Offence, Provincial Superior
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Adjudication the legal process of resolving a dispute. The formal giving or pronouncing of a judgement or decree in a court proceeding; also the judgment or decision given. i. ii. iii. The entry of a decree by a court in respect to the parties in a case. It implies a hearing by a court, after notice, of legal evidence on the factual issues involved. It indicated that the claims of all the parties thereto have been considered and set at rest. Public laws: include criminal law, constitutional, administrative, and human rights laws. Private laws: include tort, contract, property, and family law: commencement of process i. Officer must bring suspect to station, to officer in charge. ii. A police officer must not arrest an accused who can be brought to court by other means. The need to establish the suspect"s identity. The need to stop the offense or its repetition. The likelihood of the suspect showing to court.