Court system of Canada

Intro The emergence of indigenous courts captures the general public’s attention. Not only deploying innovative practices of justice, it acknowledges the devastating and enduring effects that indigenous people suffer since the period of colonization. Indigenous people continue to be disproportionately disadvantaged in the society. Since the early 90s, nations such as Australia and Canada begin to be more aware of the difficulties that indigenous people have confronted such as the effects of…

tenure as Prime Minister was the adversarial relationship between Parliament and the courts. His government was “openly hostile towards the judicial branch” and often failed to take its Charter duties seriously. Harper’s lack of deference for the right and freedoms entrenched in the Charter led to several of his government’s laws being struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada. Conversely, the appeal of Frank v. Canada was a victory for the Conservative government – although the impugned…

Canada was the first nation in the world that adopted the concept of multiculturalism as an official policy. By doing so, the country acknowledged the importance in the value and dignity of all Canadian citizens regardless of their racial or ethnic background, their language or religious views (Canadian Multiculturalism and Inclusive Citizenship, 2012). With that being said, staffing appointments and recruitment performed in the federal public service needs to be based on the standard principle…

The Canadian Criminal Justice System has been altered drastically over the years, specifically for youth. The introduction of the Youth Criminal Justice Act noted the connection between labeling theory, social learning theory, and crime, and thus created more diversion and reintegration strategies for police and courts to divert youth away from incarceration sentences including extrajudicial measures. With the introduction of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) in 2003, Canadian youth were…

Geography: Canada is the 2nd largest nation on Earth with a total land area of 9,984,670 sq km, and is the largest nation on the North American continent. Although Canada is the second largest country on Earth and the largest in North America, most of Canada 's land is part of a rather inhospitable land that is characterized by tundra and arctic features. Consequently, due to Canada 's very northern location, most of the Canadian population lives towards the United States border where the most…

United States a single-payer health system should be implemented. In a single-payer system every citizen enjoys the same healthcare regardless of their income or prior medical conditions. Opponents of a single-payer system may try to claim that by implementing such a system the United States would rapidly disintegrate into a communist state. This simply is not true. First we may look at a prime example of this type of system, Canada. Canada has had a single-payer system for many years and the…

criminal law is a means by which society reaffirms its values and punishes the violators. The Canadian justice system recognizes these values and differentiates that youth crime and adult crime need to be dealt differently. Maturity is the factor in making choices and being able to foresee the probable consequences of the actions. Correspondingly, in Canada there are two justice systems; whereas adults are penalized for any crime under Criminal Code, at the same time youth crime are punished…

The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court in Canada, the final court of appeal, and the last legal resort for all litigants; therefore, the Supreme Court of Canada decisions are the ultimate expression and application of Canadian law (Supreme Court of Canada tour). The landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Canada in the R v. Keegstra case regarding the freedom of expression portrays the theoretical concepts behind the court’s ruling as it is the job of the court to deliver a fair…

between states to recognize civil and political rights of individuals. Australia is the only western democracy in the world without either a constitutionally entrenched bill of rights or non-entrenched, statutory bills of rights. United State and Canada are examples of countries with constitutionally entrenched bills of rights. Examples of countries with statutory bills of right include United Kingdom and New Zealand. There are heated debates about whether Australia should adopt a bill of…

of his friends were charged with conspiracy to commit extortion in November 1983 against Peter Belmont . The trial had been delayed until September 1986, almost two years after the preliminary trial. The Supreme Court of Canada had established the criteria and standards that Canadian Courts judge whether an accused’s rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms have been infringed. Under S.11 of the Charter states that anyone charged has the right to be tried within a reasonable time frame.…