SOC209H5 Lecture Notes - Restorative Justice, Child Pornography, Summary Offence
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There are four courts that deal with criminal cases: provincial/territorial courts, provincial superior courts, provincial appellate courts, supreme court of canada. The courts are responsible for determining the guilt or innocence of accused person and for imposing an appropriate sentence on those who are convicted. They are also responsible for ensuring the rights of accused persons are protected. Judicial independence is important to the proper functioning of the courts. This principle means that citizens have the right to have their cases tried by tribunals that are fair, impartial and immune from political interference. Supreme court of canada provincial superior court (appeals) provincial superior court (trial) provincial court. The provincial court system: every province and territory, the court system has 2 levels: provincial and superior, exception is nunavut, which has a unified or single-level court. Provincial courts have had to deal with less serious cases. Now, judges in these courts listen to increasingly serious offences.
