Wild Card
Extradition
Human Rights
Crime
Laws in Canada
100

Parliament is located in what Canadian city?

What is Ottawa?

100

The legal surrender or delivery of a fugitive to the jurisdiction of another country to face trial... this is known as...

What is an Extradition Agreement?

100

This piece of Canadian legislation, enacted in 1982, grants rights and freedoms to all Canadians. 

What is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

100

This type of crime is planned, premeditated, deliberate, and results in a person being killed (be specific!)

What is first degree murder?

100

This test is used to find out if legislation can legitimately limit your Charter rights

What is the Oakes Test?

200

The Oakes test was named after a construction worker found with 8g grams of a certain substance. What is the construction worker's name OR what substance was he found with?

What is

1. Hashish

2. David Oakes

200

This country has an extradition agreement with Canada

What is the United States? England? Chilie, Colombia, Netherland, Monaco, Romania, Uruguay, others...

200

This precursor to the Charter, passed in the 1960s, was an attempt to give all Canadians guaranteed human rights. 

What is the Bill of Rights?

200

To deceive or cheat someone to get money, property, or services, is known as...

What is Fraud?

200

If a province wants to pass a piece of legislation that violates a charter right, but does not want to have to pass an Oakes, test, what legal clause will they use?

What is the Notwithstanding Clause?


300

In Ontario, you could be charged for riding a motorcycle with religious headwear, and without a helmet. True or False?

What is true?

300

For a person to be extradited, what is at least one of the conditions that must be met?

BONUS: for every additional condition (up to four) named, you will get added points. 

What is: 

1. Double Criminality

2. Evidence of Guilt

3. Principal of Specialty

4. Reciprocity

300

This important international agreement was created after the Second World War to establish universal rights. 

What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

300

The theory that as people loose their social connections (ie. moving from country communities to urban anonymity) is known as...

What is the Theory of Anomie?

300

This court has jurisdiction over all courts in Canada, and is the final court of appeal. 

What is the Supreme Court of Canada?

400

An alligator wearing a vest is known to police services as...

What is an investigator?

400

A a foreign national residing in Canada is wanted in their home country for assault. What is one reason they might not get extradited to their home country?

Any of: Non Bis In Idem, acquitted, fairness, death penalty, military, political/religious offence, humanitarian grounds. 

400

This Canadian Tribunal specializes in hearing cases of discrimination. 

What is the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

400

the view that people are rational beings, who make independent choices (generally in their self-intrest), is part of which school of criminal thought? (ex. Beccaria, and Nentham)

What is Classical Criminology?

400

This house provides a "sober second thought" for all legislation passed in Parliament. 

What is the Senate?

500

Why was 6 afraid of 7?

Because 7 ate 9!

500

What are at least 3 of the 7 conditions under which someone will NOT be extradited to another country... (DOUBLE POINTS if 5 of 7 can be named)

What are: 

1. already prosecuted (Non Bis in Idem), acquitted, concern about fairness of the trial, the other country will punish with the death penalty, humanitarian grounds (ie. health or age), offence is political or religious, offence is related to military action

500

The term that describes rights that can not be take away from someone, that are inherent in being human is...

What is inalienable?

500

A criminal act consists of two parts. If A punches B, a court must prove what two elements were present in A's actions becfore A can be accused of a crime. (In Latin: _________ ________ and _______ _______).

What is Actus Reus and Mens Rea.
500

This Latin phrase has a certain meaning: "primus entre pares"

What is "first among equals"?