LS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Regulatory Offence, National Defence Act, Commercial Motor
1 Apr 2016
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Crime vs. regulatory ofences: acts or actions are criminal when they constitute conduct that is, in itself, so abhorrent to the basic values of society that it ought to be prohibited completely. Murder, sexual assault, fraud, robbery, and theft are all so repugnant to society that they are universally recognized as crimes : moral component: crime as inherently wrong. Cory, j. r v. wholesale travel inc. [1991] s. c. r. 154: it is diicult to think of an aspect of our lives that is not regulated for our beneit and for the protection of society as a whole. From cradle to grave, we are protected by regulations; they apply to the doctors attending our entry into this world and to the morticians present at our departure. Every day, from waking to sleeping, we proit from regulatory measures which we often take for granted. On rising, we use various forms of energy whose safe distribution and use are governed by regulation.
