POLSCI 2C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Superior Court, Legislature, Recognizance
23 Nov 2017
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Substantive: how we define what is wrongful that justifies government using force, example: cannabis no longer defined as illegal. Procedural: how the government uses its power (different means police officers, etc. , example: using a state- run system to provide controlled amounts of cannabis. Actors, methods, and effects of the justice system. Constitutional monarchy: aka we have a queen, r v. flynn, regina or rex (the crown, the government and the state are different!! (trudeau is head of government) Indictable offences and federal statutes are taken care of by federal courts: superior court is also at the federal level, precedence: decisions interpret the law that influence decisions in the future. The charter of rights and freedoms: s. 33. Stages of the criminal justice system process: conduct/ activity deemed/ defined as criminal. Government defines something as illegal: conduct/ activity committed. Someone violates the conduct: conduct reported police investigation. Conduct is reported & police investigate: charges laid.
