CC102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: The Courtroom
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Territorial courts (majority: responsibilities, determine guilt/innocence, impose sentences, due process, judicial independence, fair, impartial trial, no political interference, usa elects judges less qualified, canada appoints more qualified, cases completed (adult cases) 10/19/2016: attributes of problem-solving courts, focus on underlying problem, interagency/interdisciplinary collab, accountable to community, criticized for being ineffective. Provincial/territorial/federal courts: provincial/territorial circuit courts, travelling courts go to remote areas, problems/cons, backlog of cases, time constraints (case prep is limited, language/culture barriers, difficulties sentencing, balance, culturally/community-relevant approaches, rights of victims. Interpret charter of rights/freedoms: complicated issues of public/private law, permission to appeal lower courts decisions, lower courts ask scc for reference on a legal question, criticisms, some political biases (ex. Engaging in social activism/engaging in law enforcement: fed. Gov"t criticized by harper for decisions that undermined anti-terrorism and drug policies. The courtroom workgroup: features, power differentials, doesn"t address needs of those in special circumstances/challenges.
