Philosophy 2080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Criminal Law Of Canada, Crown Attorney, Strict Constructionism
14 Apr 2018
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In canada there are both: a) common law defenses, b) statutory defenses, c) all of the above answer is c. In canada a crime can be: a) common law, b) statutory, c)all of the above answer is b. Please also read pages 1-24 of r. bronaugh"s essay on criminal law. Criminal law: criminal law is almost always about a subjective standard of intention. In criminal law, you can say i"m extremely stupid. This will affect how the crown views its reasonable chance of obtaining a conviction, and they may withdraw the charges. All criminal offences in canada are contained in the criminal code. Criminal offences have been listed exhaustively, they are codified . The populace at large often carry a presumption that the person must have done something wrong, or they wouldn"t be charged. If we insist on a list, i. e. a criminal code, then this narrows the ambit of the criminal law.
