CRIM 135 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Omar Khadr, Children In The Military, Moral Rights
25 Sep 2016
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Defined what a prisoner of war was, and accorded them proper and humane treatment as specified by the first convention. Required pows to give only their name, rank, and serial number to their captors. Nations party to the convention may not use torture to extract info from pows. Some legal issues: child soldier or bomber-in-waiting, terrorist or teenager indoctrinated by radical parents, what was he accused of/convicted of, why was omar in guantanamo anyways, what is an enemy combatant, what is canada"s obligation when: a. *liberty and security of the person, guaranteed by s. 7 of the charter. Courts have the jurisdiction and the duty to determine whether a prerogative power asserted by the. Crown exists; if so, whether its exercise infringes the charter or other constitutional norms; and, where necessary to give specific direction to the executive branch of the gov"t.
