LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Perjury, Judicature Acts, Habeas Corpus
22 Mar 2016
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The legal process of resolving a dispute. The formal giving or pronouncing of a judgment or decree in a court proceeding; also the judgment or decision given: the entry of a decree by a court in respect to the parties in a. It implies a hearing by a court, after notice, of legal evidence on the factual issue(s) involved. It indicated that the claims of all the parties thereto have been considered and set at rest. The substantive laws lay down our rights and duties. Application of substantive legal rules to a specific case . Procedural laws regulate their enforcement and protection. Types of offence: hybrid according to the code. Indictable offences: can only be created by parliament: very serious indicatable offences (sup court/fed appoint judge) Indictable offences of lesser (provincial appoint magistrate, without jury) Indictable offences tried at the option of the accused (judge and jury, or judge alone) Max 6 months or 2000$ (unless statutes says otherwise)
