CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Trial Division, Hybrid Offence, Superior Court
23 Oct 2016
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The entire set of principles, procedures and rules established by governments through the courts and criminal code in order to ensure public safety. England doesn"t have criminal code, operates on common law. Canada has its own criminal code, created common law until 1950"s. English body of law defined through excessive decisions by judges, over generations and even over centuries. Canadian judges are percussion to exercise discretion in their decisions. Common law crimes were abolished in canada in 1953. Some legal decisions can become binding in lower courts. Bound by legislation (judges in canada) ex, murder in alberta. Adjudication of criminal cases divided between two levels of court- provincial or territorial (superior courts) l and provincial or territorial (inferior courts) Superior court deal with most serious cases, criminal and civil. Provincial and territorial court judges are appointed by the provincial or territorial governments. Provincial and territorial inferior court have jurisdiction over less serious criminal and civil matters.
