LAWS 2302- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 30 pages long!)
29 Mar 2018
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Criminal law: law: legitimate exercise of state power, law is what gives the state the right to take away/limit an individual"s rights, criminal law: legitimate exercise of state force against individual that engages liberty. In canada, criminal law is federal jurisdiction constitution act, 1867 s. 91(27: however, provinces have legislative competence to put into place certain regulatory penalties w fairly severe consequences ss. 92 (13) (15) & (16: both have certain prohibitions outside of criminal code, ex. impaired driving offences prohibited in c. c. Participation self-assessment (10%: may talk about shows but must link it back to course content, can visit ottawa courthouse to observe criminal proceedings, does not necessarily entail actively talking in class. Borutski trial: charged w three counts of first-degree murder (c. c. s. 231, the alleged actus reus is the killing of three human beings. Foundational concepts: presumption of innocence, burden of proof, beyond a reasonable doubt. Laws2302 january 18, 2018: today, there are approx.
