In private law, this is the term for a person bringing forward a lawsuit.
What is the plaintiff?
100
This document lists all criminal offences and their punishments.
What is the Criminal Code?
100
Our courts follow this kind of system.
What is an adversarial system?
100
This legal defence has three parts that are needed to make it admissible in court and must be presented as early as possible to avoid seeming suspicious.
What is an alibi?
100
This is the most serious sentence for a youth criminal.
What is secure custody?
200
This is the level of government responsible for making criminal laws.
What is the federal government?
200
This document protects your human rights in Ontario.
What is the Ontario Human Rights Code?
200
When a jury is isolated and removed from external influences until they reach a verdict.
What is to sequester a jury?
200
Breaking and entering is an example of this type of crime.
What is a property crime?
200
If a first time offence is really minor, a youth may receive this sentence.
What is an absolute discharge?
300
This type of law outlines the structure and power of government.
What is constitutional law?
300
This document was renamed the Constitution Act, 1867.
What is the BNA Act, 1867?
300
This is the final court of appeal in Canada.
What is the Supreme Court?
300
This defence can be used if a crime is committed "in the heat of passion" or out of anger.
What is provocation?
300
Foster homes, group homes, childcare facilities and wilderness camps are all types of this.
What is open custody?
400
This type of law is also known as citation law.
What is case law?
400
If a 17 year old committed a crime in 2004, they were tried under this act.
What is the Youth Criminal Justice Act?
400
If an accused person is not tried within a reasonable time, this may occur.
What is a stay of proceedings?
400
This defence can be used if an accused person can convince the courts that the have been "set up" by police.
What is entrapment?
400
The YCJA allows these to be imposed for violent crimes.
What are adult sentences?
500
This type of law provides an overview of our rights and obligations.
What is substantive law?
500
This constitutional document came into effect on April 17, 1982.
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
500
This part of the trial occurs immediately after the summation by each side.
What is the charge to the jury?
500
If two parties agreed together to commit a crime, what would they be charged with in addition to charges for the crime itself?
What is conspiracy?
500
School records, interviews with the victims and the youth's attitude about the offence committed are often part of this.