LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Inherent Jurisdiction, Willful Blindness, Mental Disorder
16 Mar 2018
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Canada: created the supreme court of canada, the federal court and the federal court of appeal, as well as the tax. Court: parliament has exclusive authority over procedure in criminal courts; to ensure fair and consistent treatment of criminal behavior across the country. Upe(cid:396)io(cid:396) a(cid:374)d t(cid:449)o appeal cou(cid:396)ts : problem: any grand generalization about court hierarchy (cid:271)y spe(cid:272)ifi(cid:272) (cid:374)a(cid:373)es a(cid:374)d (cid:374)eat di(cid:448)isio(cid:374)s is diffi(cid:272)ult . In civil cases involving breach of contract or tors, the courts apply common-law principles in nine provinces and the territories: in quebec, courts apply the civil code. In criminal or public cases, the common law is applied throughout. Justice (youths: a. ontario court of justice, according to art. 533 of the ccc this court shares jurisdiction for adult over criminal offences: less serious offence: 90% of crimes, youth (under ycja, family affairs under provincial jurisdiction (custody of children, access, support, adoption, child protection matters, b.
