LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Indictable Offence, False Imprisonment, Henry Morgentaler
31 Aug 2016
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Wilson noted that the state is effectively taking control of a woman"s capacity to reproduce. A dissent written by mcintyre with la forest j found that there was no right to abortion under s. 7 nor any other laws. Historical facts king morgan established trial by jury in ad 725. England with the normand conquest, found in the magna carta. It was first used as a source of information, under oath, during a trial. Before the 12th century, most trial was by ordeal: water, fire, etc. Criminal crimes of murder, treason, hijacking, and intimidating parliament, as well as the civil crimes of malicious arrest, slander, libel, and false imprisonment all require trial by jury in a superior court. This right can be waived if both parties consent. Selection of juries falls under provincial jurisdiction: hence qualifications vary somewhat. Sociological considerations until 1950, most provinces did not permit women to be jurors.
