PPAS 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Mens Rea, Regulatory Offence, Actus Reus

• School: York University
• Department: Public Policy and Administration Studies
• Course: PPAS 2200
• Professor: Khashayar Hooshiyar

Document Summary

The charter and criminal justice systems part 1 & 2. Criminal law = guidelines of acts that align with the criminal code, regulate certain behaviors, federal legislations. Body of law that prohibits certain kinds of conduct and imposes sanctions for unlawful behavior. ^ certain behaviors are being illegal and constituted as offences against the state. ^ as such, the person who committed those offences can be punished on the basis on the criminal code. Criminal codes contains all the offences and all its punishments. Criminal law is based on written law * Criminal law is the means by which the state and society reaffirms its values, denounces violators, protects the person, and maintains peace and order *** Codification began at the end of the 18th century in england 1892 in canada. Federal government is responsible for passing laws concerning criminal law and procedures. Criminal law in canada is subjected to the charter.