Court system of Canada

process for the judicial appointment is first going through the commissioner for federal judicial affairs and executive director and after that they check the expression of interest and eligibility and so on it goes to the provincial and territorial court judges after they approve and done with it, many judicial advisory committees come to play and review the “change of law” even more, and to finalize it they look at it and review it carefully before making it a new law. Looking at Canada’s…

Federalism is a system of government which divides sovereignty between a central government and several constituent parts. This division is established constitutionally and lays out which powers of government are the sole jurisdiction of the national or provincial/state governments. However, this is merely the purest form of federalism, and one that does not necessarily exist. In Canada, powers are divided between the central and provincial governments in the constitution, and all those that are…

These rights and responsibilities that the Magna Carta introduced are still, to this date, entrenched in the Constitution of Canada and many other nations and have a profound effect on current day events. The Magna Carter is responsible for the creation of the rule of law, democratic right as well as essential human rights and freedoms that have had significant influence of Canada.…

Looking at Canada we see one of the most supported Countries in the World, helping to support many laws, such as: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Youth Justice Criminal Act, and Immigration Policies. All these laws reinforce Canadian society with positive and negative effects. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms was created in 1982, with this Canadian citizens can challenge court laws when something seems unconstitutional. Therefore the Charter of Rights and Freedoms effectively protects…

submission with, the addition of the 11 months he already spent from pretrial and wasn't given probation. Following the plea agreement Cooks was unhappy about not receiving time credited and probation, his lawyers then appealed the case to the British court of appeal in which the appeal was denied. Judge Ehrcke presiding over the appeal wanted to throw out the joint submission and give Anthony Cooks a longer sentence which included prohibition. Even though it was against Cooks medical…

“the view that international law and domestic law are separate systems.” For example, as stated in the lesson 5 notes, “elements of international law can be considered in the domestic system through the process of transformation, wherein an international rule is converted into a domestic rule.” The philosophical perspective of dualism can explain the way Canada is related to international law. When observing the treaty laws that Canada has, it is important to note that Acts transform treaties…

rehabilitation in today’s justice system. Restorative justice may be one that you have not heard of before. Restorative justice is a type of rehabilitation that involves both the offender and the victim of a crime, which is beneficial to both parties. “Police have reported a 95% success rate for first-time offenders who participated in the same program” (Sault Star, 2013, para. 2). With a success rate like this, offenders and victims should take advantage of this system if opportunity arises. …

This paper will analyse the case of Ward v. Canada (Attorney General), 2002, from a theoretical perspective of a Legal Positivist. This case was a Supreme Court of Canada decision on federalism. The issue before the Supreme Court of Canada was whether s27 of Marine Mammals Regulation, SOR 56/93, of the Fisheries Act is a valid exercise of the federal fisheries power or the federal criminal law power. The majority of the Newfoundland court of Appeal reversed then trial judgment and held the…

be criticized proving a lack of accountability within the system. To finalize argumentation, an equal Senate will be pushed for so that regions of Canada don’t face alienation from federal government…

In 1963, the year The Fire Next Time was published, The Birmingham Campaign took place. Originally called Project C, activists within the city joined together to launch "a massive direct action campaign to attack the city’s segregation system by putting pressure on Birmingham’s merchants during the Easter season, the second biggest shopping season of the year." (http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/) The campaign used peaceful protest measures such as lunch counter sit-ins along with a boycott…