In Canada's legal justice system, sentencing is the process of determining the appropriate punishment for a person who has been found guilty of a criminal offense. Sentencing is a critical part of the criminal justice system as aims to balance, the interest of the offender, the victim and society as a whole.

1. The Supreme Court's decision was based on the notion that life sentences with no possibility of parole are " cruel and unusual punishment". Do you agree or disagree with this assertion? Why or why not?

CAN YOU ABSWER THE QUESTION ABOVE THOROUGHLY WITH YOUR OPINION but can you please add a real life scenario proof or whatever that can support your opinion to argue back

READ THE ARTICLE IN THE PHOTOS AND ANSWER THESE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS BELOW:

1. According to Beccaria, why is it necrssary for the state to sometkmes punish people?

2. Beccaria assumes that offenders are rational individuals pursuing their self-interest. Do you think this is an accurate view of all or most offenders?

3. Do you think Beccaria would favour death penalty? Why or why not? (He discusses this issue in some detail in his essay on crimes and punishments)

4. Evaluate our current system of punishing offenders, using the criteria for effective punishments listed by Beccaria. In particular, do we satisfy the criteria listed by Beccaria?

5. Beccaria states that the "end of punishment is no other than to prevent the criminal from doing further injury to society." do you agree or do you feel that there are other purposes for punishment? Defend your answer

make sure you answers are at a grade 12 university level

MARTIN LUTHER KINGS definition of justice is that segregation distorts the soul and damages personality therefor whatever degrades human morality is unjust and whatever uplifts it is just

AL PACINOS definition of justice to see that guilty proven guilty and innocent walk free, and that justice is the finding of the truth

MICHAEL WALZER definition of justice is that justice means equality

now answer this question:

1. Martin Luther King in bud “Letter from Brimingham Jail”, Al Pacino, in his famous “Justice for All” speech, and Michael Walzer, provide their own definition of justice. Do you agree with their definition of justice? Why or why not? (this is worth 10 marks)

MAKE SURE THE SENTENCES ARE PROPERLY STRUCTURED TO GET THE FULL 10 MARKS. THROUGHLY EXPLAIN THEIR VIEW OF JUSTICE AND BACKUP YOUR POINTS AND EXPLAIN WHY OR WHY NOT U AGREE WITH THEIR VIEW. MAKE SURE ITS AT A GRADE 12 UNIVERSITY LEVEL

READ MARTIN LUTHER KING “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and then answer these questions BRIEFLY

1. How does Dr. King explain why he urges people to obey the Supreme Court’s decision, outlawing, segregated public schools, and then breaks laws that he disagrees with?

2. Any law that the grades a person is unjust according to Dr. King What does “degrade” mean? In what way does he thinks segregation is degrading to the individual?

3. According to Dr. King there is a difference between “just laws and unjust laws.” how do we determine a law that is just an a law that is unjust? Do you agree with Dr. Martin Luther King’s explanations?

4. When he says that a law can be “just on its face, but I’m just on this application”, What example does he give? What attitude does Dr. King say one should adopt, if breaking and unjust law?

5. Note that Dr. King does not use the term “civil disobedience.” Find dictionary definition of this word. Does Dr King’s actions meet the definition?

6. is there any current public law that you believe is unjust based on Dr. King’s description.