SOC327 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Homicide, Shift Work, Dont

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC327
• Professor: Alison Dunwoody

Document Summary

Sources of criminal law: constitution act (1982) includes the charter of rights and freedoms. Contains the fundamental principles that govern the enactment of law and the application of law by the courts (the federal government enacts criminal law and the provinces/territories administer justice) Canadian bill of rights was replaced with charter because it did not protect the right of. Canadians as much, charter is much more powerful and gives us constitutional rights. Also gives protection to canadian citizens or those who are just present in a \country. There are different section on mobility , democratic, equality, language and legal rights. The fundamental principles by which laws are enacted in the country, creates a clear division of labor between government. Constitution as a supreme law is more powerful than statutes: statute law (legislative law) Codified laws that prohibit or mandate certain acts (e. g. , criminal code) Provincial and territorial governments enact quasi-criminal law (e. g. , regulatory law);