Court system of Canada

Important changes were made to Canada's Indian Act on June 28, 1985, when Parliament passed Bill C-31, an Act to Amend the Indian Act. Bill C-31 brought the Act into line with the provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The three principles that guided the amendments to the Indian Act were: removal of discrimination; restoring status and membership rights; and increasing control of Indian bands over their own affairs. In addition to bringing the…

principles. In The Assistant Commissioner... v. M/S. Velliappa Textiles Ltd. & Anr, under the Income Tax Act some sections were violated by a private company. Section 276C and 277 of the said Act, imposed a fine along with imprisonment. The Supreme Court discussed the controversy related to mens rea and held that the mens rea of person in charge is liable to be extrapolated to the corporation, enabling an artificial person to be prosecuted. Srikrishna J. in majority observed: “The doctrine of…

“The body remembers. Stuffed until an event, a sound, a sight, a touch, a word or a person awakens them.” According to UNICEF Canada, almost 3,500 children die from physical abuse and/or neglect every year. Child abuse has a negative affect on a child 's future, whether it affects the child mentally, physically or on their relationships. Sadly, child abuse is a historical development and only recently, has it been seen as a major social problem. Certain may argue that it’s a parents right to do…

and was the first president from the West i) He was also anti-federalist b) His troops called him Old Hickory due to his toughness i) He vetoed a lot and most of the time ignored the Supreme Court ii) The Conservatives called him the King Mob a) The spoils system gave people positions in office if they were supporters i) Was during Jackson's presidency b) Jackson argued that every person was good as every other person was c) Samuel Swartwout was appointed as the…

The movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is about a prisoner McMurphy, a disobedient free spirit crash into a mental institution and try to escape hard labour work in work farm. The character of McMurphy highly conflicted with the institution system and reveal the characteristics of total institution, including do everything in the same place, total control of inmate’s live and surveillance. Besides, his difference within the inmates and his impact on them allow us to picture the moral career…

The migration system with the European Union is quite a simple arrangement; Treaties, Directives and Regulations are put into place for European Union (EU) citizen members. If you are not a European Union citizen then the system becomes more complex with boundaries for entry. European law is the highest form of law within the EU, for example it will overpower British Acts of Parliament. If you are a citizen of a member state that is a member of the European Union then you will be allowed…

Modern Democracy has been viewed as a utopic system of government with values such as free speech, fair elections, and an inclusive society where everyone has a say, but there are also major challenges that plague democracy which have to be addressed in order to come close to that idealistic image. Democracy has become a way of life that is seen as a “civic ideal, as representative institutions, and as…’all things bright and beautiful’” (Crick 8). In order to protect these ideals, it is crucial…

generally needs to be done overseas. Most members of Gay Dads Australia that have pursued surrogacy have pursued it in the US via an agency dedicated to providing surrogacy services. All of this under-handed activity presents the Australian legal system to be unequal and does not meet society’s needs. Australian citizens are having to travel overseas to achieve justice and escape the grips of the failure of existing…

Client Introduction JL is a 54 year old women with a Caucasian decent, she was put into the system at age 5 where she was in and out of different foster homes. She was finally put into the system here at the DCLS program about 35 years ago. She comes to Scott Road Connections everyday through the entire year. She is 5’4’’ and weighs 145lbs. She has blue eyes, short brown hair, and is fair skinned. JL’s hobbies consist of going for walks, doing puzzles, dancing, shopping and bowling. She…

example I have the right to own property, but I can’t steal my neighbor’s house because that would be infringing his right to property. This leads to why the abortion law was abolished in Canada in 1988 in the court case Morgentaler vs. Her Majesty the Queen, it was found during this case that the abortion law in Canada transgressed two primal rights of women; a women’s right to liberty and a women’s right to security of person. A women’s right to liberty dictates that women are to be in charge…