LS227 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Criminal Law Of Canada, Inchoate Offense, Regulatory Offence
3 Dec 2016
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Crime - conduct that is prohibited by law and that is subject to a sanction. Criminal law - a body of jurisprudence that includes the de nition of various crimes, the speci cation of various penalties, principles of criminal responsibility and defences to a criminal charge. The federal government has the jurisprudence to enact criminal laws and the corresponding proceedings. A criminal law must be directed against a form of public evil. Criminal code of canada contains the laws. Substantive criminal law - legislation that de nes various offences (murder, assault ect) and lists the evidence or circumstances that lead to a conviction. Criminal procedure - legislature that tells the procedures to be followed in the prosecution of a criminal case and that de nes the scope of power of criminal justice of cials. Federal criminal legislature is a common source for criminal law. Exp. controlled drugs and substances act indictable offences. 1: punishable on summary conviction, mixed/hybrid offences.
