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Canadian Law 2104/2204

Canadian Law 2104/2204. Unit 1. Skills for Understanding law. Reading a Statute Statute is a law passed by a provincial Legislature or Parliament Eg . Criminal Code of Canada, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46 s. 219(1)

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Canadian Law 2104/2204

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  1. Canadian Law 2104/2204 Unit 1

  2. Skills for Understanding law • Reading a Statute • Statute is a law passed by a provincial Legislature or Parliament • Eg. Criminal Code of Canada, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46 s. 219(1) • The citation refers to the Criminal Code, a Revised Statute of Canada (revised in 1985), chapter C-46, section 219, subsection (1)

  3. This statute defines the offense known as criminal negligence • Reading a Case Citation for people who want to read details of a case • Eg. Criminal example: R. v. Burke (2001), 153 C.C.C. (3d) 97 (Ont. C.A.) • Eg. Civil example: Cempel v. Harrison Hot Springs Hotel Ltd. [1998] 6 W.W.R. 233 (B.C.C.A)

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