Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v Canada (AG), [2004] 1 S.C.R. 76, 2004 SCC 4 – known also as the spanking case – is a leading Charter decision of the Supreme Court of Canada where the Court upheld section 43 of the Criminal Code that allowed for a defence of reasonable use of force by way of correction towards children as not in violation of section 7, section 12 or ...
The Criminal Code (French: Code criminel) is a law of the Parliament of Canada that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Canada. Its official long title is An Act respecting the Criminal Law (French: Loi concernant le droit criminel ).
1. Very serious indictable-only offences including treason and murder (section 235) [2] that are listed in section 469 of the Criminal Code. [2] These can only be tried by the superior trial court of the province with a jury unless both the accused person and the Attorney General consent to trial by a superior trial court judge alone (section ...
Extradition, death penalty, section 7, section 12 R v Ruzic [2001] 1 S.C.R. 687, 2001 SCC 24 April 20, 2001 Defence of duress Trinity Western University v British Columbia College of Teachers [2001] 1 S.C.R. 772, 2001 SCC 31 May 17, 2001 Religion in schools; judicial review Mitchell v MNR [2001] 1 S.C.R. 911, 2001 SCC 33 May 24, 2001
However, for a culpable homicide to be murder in the first degree for one of the reasons listed under s. 231(5) of the Criminal Code, viz. hijacking, sexual assault, kidnapping or hostage taking, the judge or jury must also be satisfied that the accused's actions were "an essential, substantial and integral part of the killing of the victim". [2]
Citation of Canadian legislation is the system of citing Canadian statutes and regulations in court decisions, briefs of law, and articles in law journals. The purpose of a citation is to allow the reader to understand the source of the legislative principle being cited, and to find the law in question.
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons) (French: Loi modifiant le Code criminel (traite des personnes), commonly known as Bill C-310) is a statute passed by the Canadian Parliament in 2012. [1] It amended the Criminal Code to enable the Government of Canada to prosecute Canadians for trafficking in persons while outside of ...
In Canada, a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) or remediation agreement refers to an agreement under Part XXII.1 of the Criminal Code.The agreement is made between the Crown prosecutor and an organization alleged to have committed certain types of criminal offences, usually in the context of fraud or corruption, with the consent of the relevant Attorney General and under the supervision of ...