CC102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Provincial Superior
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Cc102 lecture 3: nodefinitiveevidenceofthe "csieffect"", however,recentamericanstudyfoundthatmajorityofprosecutors, defence lawyers and judges felt that jurors made decision based on forensics evidence, theentiresetofprinciples,proceduresandrulesestablishedby governments through the courts and criminal code in order to ensure public safety"" ( Jones,2014: includesdefinitionsofcrimes,criminalresponsibility,punishments,and defences to criminal charges, criminallawsincludebothaprohibition,andaprescribedpunishment. Criminal law and civil law lomoar cpsd| 5490467. Violation of public order, prosecuted by "the state"". Infringement of contract, or rights of another citizen. The origins of criminal law: mostofthecriminallawsincanada murder,robbery,assault were inherited from engl common law, englanddoesnothaveacriminalcode,ratherenglishcriminallawoperates on the principle of "common law"", canadaadoptsitsowncriminalcodein1982,althoughitretainedtopower to create common law until the 1950s. Queen"s bench in alberta, superior court of justice in ontario. Deals with serious criminal and civil cases; may hear appeals of decisions. Hears appeals of decisions (criminal and civil) made by provincial/territorial made by provincial/territorial court court and superior court trail divison. Cases may be heard by judge alone, or by judge and jury.
