CRIM 2652 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Vehicle Insurance, Formal System
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Cjs as an accountability: matrix of two different institution. Charter enshrined formlaized a set of discret legal rights attributed to every citizen in the society, city it is a fundamental shift from the informal that came from britian. Charter says: right to security of property/person and person is understood as property prior to 1972 property was protected, problem the way understanding rights before because ambigious, all based on precedtn and this was always open for interpretation. Charter state has no right to interfere with you these matters: mechanisms of accountability on test/ exam (slide in powerpoint) Onus: shifts from the state to prove that you are guilty beyond a reasonable doubt to the accused to a certainity that the rights have been violated okus the burden of proof sits with the accused. Legal test the court hold: body of law to when it is appropriate to bring and accused the constitutional act protect rights.