Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Actus Reus, Youth Criminal Justice Act, Extortion
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Criminal law: what is crime, an act or omission considered to be a wrong against society, prosecuted by the state in criminal proceedings o. Involves moral wrong: reserved for the most serious harms in society, terminology, civil cases brought by individuals. Smith v jones: criminal cases brought in the name of the state. R v james: prosecution, not an action, prosecuted or charged, not sued, civil. End of day, whoever is deciding the case at the end of the day, must decide whose side is more probable o. Beyond a reasonable doubt (crown must prove: sources of criminal law, federal vs. provincial. Offences can be enacted by the province, but they"re not criminal offences (quasi-criminal offences: common law crimes abolished, all crimes statutory. Criminal code: scope of criminal law, territorial. You don"t have to be a canadian citizen to be prosecuted by the. Canadian law if you commit and offence in canada: age. Two classes of criminal defenses in canada.
