Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Youth Criminal Justice Act, R Force, Mens Rea
29 Oct 2015
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Terminology: civil cases brought by individuals, smith v. jones, action (not prosecution, sued (not prosecuted, plaintiff and defendant, balance of probabilities, criminal cases brought in the name of the state, the queen against jones. R. v. jones: prosecution, prosecuted or charged (not sued, plaintiff is the crown or the prosecution, defendant is the accused or defendant, victim, complainant. Not part of trial: beyond a reasonable doubt. Crown must prove: presumption of innocence, sources of criminal law, based on english law, federal vs. provincial ss. Concerning level of government that has jurisdiction. Criminal law same across the country: common law crimes abolished (s. 9, all crimes statutory. Speeding on a highway is a provincial offence, not a federal matter, and not part of criminal law: scope, territorial. Must commit crime in canada to be subject to criminal law. 12 to 17 youth criminal justice act: used to be known as the juvenile deliquency act, time.
