SOCI-225 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Sue Rodriguez, Indictable Offence, Homicide
8 Jan 2021
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Many people would agree that it is easy to declare that the planned and deliberate killing of one individual by another is a homicide and that the perpetrator of this act should be given a lengthy punishment. However, there may be other issues involved in the case that some people feel should be considered before guilt or punishment is determined. The investigating feature highlights how a type of activity once considered to be criminal can be altered as perceptions change, with the result that how that behaviour is regulated is revised. Some of the criminal laws in canada (e. g. , murder); that is, they are immoral and inherently wrong by nature. Mala prohibita laws (e. g. , assisted suicide) describe behaviour that is prohibited by law. But what constitutes it has changed over time. Usually what happens is that debates emerge about whether or not an act should remain in the.
