ENV422H1 Lecture Notes - Private Prosecution, Regulatory Offence, True Crime
21 Mar 2013
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Protecting public property with overwhelming public interests. Statute law (gives you the right to appeal/ sue an approval) After you had the approval a legal document that is enforceable. Prosecution criminal law, government charge you with an offence. Abatement and prosecution are done by separate branch in government, which are completely separate from each other; different separate and can go in the same time. Prosecution: officers (minister of environment peace officers go in and investigated, and write investigation report. The report will go to prosecution, and will inform the officer, when you affected or accused to just the piece in the courthouse, then lay a charge of offence (crime against society) The crown represented the government had to shown every piece in on there, and the property is waste. That"s why you have not seen many canadian prosecution base on the chance of success. Criminal laws are federal, true crimes are federal.
