COMMERCE 2MA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Youth Criminal Justice Act, Constitution Act, 1982, Controlled Drug In The United Kingdom
14 Nov 2018
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What is a crime? to make laws related to criminal law: anything parliament says is a crime, s. 91(27) of the constitution act, 1982 gives lawmakers the sole authority. Justice mcdermid(cid:495)s socio-legal definition of crime: wrongful acts, deserving of control & punishment in the interests of society, provides a social side or dimension to criminal law. Is a statute: passed & amended by federal parliament, which actions are crimes, how offences will be prosecuted, penalties. Criminal code, only statue for crime: no, other examples include, controlled drug & substances act deals with drug offences, youth criminal justice act, criminal code is most comprehensive, criminal code applies to every province & territory. Changes to the criminal code: what would cause a change in the criminal code, societal concerns, emerging issues, concerns/preoccupations of the federal government. R v. sscenyonga had aids & spread hiv via unprotected sex: example of harm-causing act not covered in code, see pg.
