CC102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Actus Reus, Mens Rea, Precedent
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Rule of law the requirement that governments, as well as individuals, be subjected to and abide by the law. Canadian charter of rights and freedoms the primary law of the land and guarantees fundamental freedoms, legal rights, and quality rights for all citizens of canada, including those accused of crimes. Criminal law that body of law that deals with conduct considered so harmful to society as a whole that it is prohibited by statute and prosecuted and punished by the government. Common law law that is based on custom, tradition, and practice and is generally unwritten. Statute law written laws that have been enacted by a legislative body, such as the parliament of canada. Case law law that is established by previous court decisions and based on the rule of precedent. Stare decisis the principle by which the higher courts set precedents that the lower courts must follow. Crime an act or omission that is prohibited by criminal law.
