LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Actus Reus, Correctional Service Of Canada, Dangerous Offender
10 Dec 2013
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Reading reflection 1 due october 10 (next week, in seminar) Lawyers often write out the laws (working for the politicians enabling the law: wouldn"t want just anyone writing the law, legal experts need to draft the law properly. Brings more power to technical experts that isn"t necessarily seen in the over outlook. The transgender bill (made it numerous times to be written, but government then parogued) Parliament saw this and in turn changed abortion laws to better reflect societies new cultural values and used the legal system to see this. Federal government passes criminal laws/code: the running of criminal code is a provincial matter (administration apply the law to cases) Majority of cases in criminal law are in provincial courts if they are appealed to the supreme. Public law governs the relationship between individuals the state. Criminal law the states represents the victim: tradition of breaching the king"s law (state) Private part of the state, brought forth regardless.
