Supreme Court of Canada

First we must examine each of the components of the criminal justice system alone before we get to understand how they overlap together. First of all, there is the police, the courts and the corrections. The police are the law enforcers and maintainers of order throughout Canada. There are three levels of policing in Canada; municipal, provincial and federal, there are some circumstances that they work together to accomplish a common goal. An example would be a national arrest warrant where…

In past 30 years Canadian courts are struggling with the Charter’s emphasis under section 11(b) that “any person charged with an offence has the right to be tried within a reasonable time”. There has been still not any clarity what is “reasonable time” despite courts has described some factors to determine it. The most important case with reference to reasonableness was R v Askov (1990), where the Supreme Court held (9-0) that accused rights have been violated under section 11 (b) of the Charter…

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…

The case that will be examined in this case analysis is Baker v. Canada. It is a case about a mother, Mavis Baker. Ms. Baker overstayed her visa in Canada. After supporting herself illegally for eleven years, she was ordered deported. She asked to be exempt from the law based upon other circumstances. This case will be analyzed from the theoretical perspective of a legal positivist; conclusions will be made by viewing the case through this perspective. This perspective essentially sees law as…

Style of Cause and Citation: R. v. Paterson,(2017) SCC 15 Court: “Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) and Court of Appeal of British Columbia (British Columbia’s Court of Appeal) Facts of the case: Following an agreement with the appellant to affect a “no case” seizure if he surrenders three marihuana roaches. The police make a warrantless search and entry by police into the home of the appellant. Once inside, the police found a bulletproof vest, a firearm and drugs (R. v. Paterson, (2017)). They…

sodomy, the first step to legalizing same-sex activities. During the 1970s, the Canadian government failed with the litigation of same-sex marriage, and the Supreme Court of Canada began to claim the idea of them being policymakers, but most importantly, in 1977, Quebec was the first province to make it illegal to discriminate against an individual’s sexual orientation. The Canadian Charter of Right and Freedom began to create equality norms in 1982. Although many events had taken place…

aforementioned individuals place of work. The elegance and sheer equitability of the solution is remarkable; it allows for all parties involved to have an outcome that is at least partially satisfactory with out infringing on personal liberties. The court justifiably applied the already included provision of the ACA, to for-profit institutions. The alternatives being either, create a situation where employees do not have access to subsidized contraceptives, or individuals are forced to subsidize…

Convention, Johnson decided upon a form of political protest that would shock the nation. By burning an American flag given to him during the protest, Johnson landed his case up to the Supreme Court. He was first convicted by the Texas courts for desecration of a venerated object. It was later brought to the Supreme Court of the United States as to whether burning the American flag is an offense at all. Protected under the First Amendment as it is seen as “symbolic speech,” it is…

Assignment Two: State Court Survey In Arizona, the majority of cities and towns have a municipal court which is sometimes also called city or magistrate court. This court hears misdemeanor and petty offense violations within their town or city. City or town magistrates preside over some criminal and civil traffic cases. Criminal traffic cases with no serious injuries and civil traffic cases that involve violations of city ordinances. They have the ability to issue Orders of Protection and…

everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays but the same rules. That is a very big issue for me. 13: Voting for the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas: Julia Malloy-Good and Allison Bell Royer. I would vote for Julia Malloy-Good. I read as her background that she has been involved in Family court issues for 31 years and also has been the only person voted as “Qualified” by the Chester County Bar Association. I feel that her experience might tie well into…