Philosophy 2080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, Victim Surcharge, Crown Attorney
17 Feb 2016
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The way we express our moral concept. Universal set of values that people in the country follow. Public law vs. private law: private = plaintiff, defendant, public = defendant (accused), plaintiff (state, prosecutor) Criminal offense is offense against victim and society at large. Cannot consent to bodily harm because we find it offensive: exception hockey, bodily sports. Kind of consent to risk of bodily harm. But people have been criminally prosecuted for their behaviour. There"s potential harm they consent to and the types of. State vs. accused harm they don"t consent to: r vs. accused canada, r = regina = queen, the people vs. accused us. Compellable witness can be compelled by the court to testify (rare) Crown attorney decides how charges proceed: attorney will be aware that they have to compel the witness, consider how many resources they can spend, chance of success.
