Canadian law

changed, and Canada’s laws need to keep up. Personal information has been called the oil of the digital economy and as companies drill for more data, the risk to privacy are growing exponentially.” After an investigation conducted in 2009 prompted by a complaint filed from the Canadian Policy and Public Interest Clinic, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner has concluded that Facebook’s current practices of third party applications do not comply with Canadian Privacy Laws. The Commissioner’s concerns

There are various comparable qualities among Canadian and American copyright, for instance, the general walks in the application strategy. Regardless, every so often Canadian lawyer and clients make wrong assumptions about US copyright laws that can essentially influence a copyright case. Besides, some US lawyers and clients erroneously acknowledge more resemblance between Canadian laws and US than truly exists. The Canadian copyright law is important in today’s day in age because it helps ensure

Canadian Morality and the Law     In legal theory, there is a great debate over whether or not law should be used to enforce morality.  The sides of the debate can be presented as a continuum.  At one end, there is the libertarian view, which holds that morality is an individual belief and that the state should not interfere in the affairs of the individual.  According to this view, a democracy cannot limit or enforce morality.   At the other end, there is the communitarian position, which

Although the Canadian malpractice law is just and designed to provide a victim of malpractice a way to recover compensatory damages to subside the impact of injury or loss, the system of law is not fair to the victim and does not provide a level playing field. Following changes to the system will encourage a much even competition between the plaintiff and the defendant when it comes to medical malpractice. • Moving to a no fault compensation medical injury system. A fault based tort system is highly

marketing the device to law enforcement agencies as from 1998 onward. Before Taser International, Jack Cover invented the TF-76 in the mid-1970s. It is now considered the primary source of the modern CED or CEW’s. The TF-76 originally fired two darts that were propelled by gunpowder to reach a target up to 15 feet away. The TF-76 was initially viewed as a dangerous weapon that was severely restricted resulting in a barrier of entry into many markets including that of the law enforcement agencies

A plea bargain is a negotiation between the defendant and their attorney on one side, and the crown prosecutor on the other side. A plea bargain may give the defendant a lightened sentence, in exchange for either confessing to some crimes, or giving information that is related to the offence, for example, the location of stolen goods or the names and locations of other participants, as well as their part in the offence. There are many advantages to plea negotiations/bargains. For instance, if

The Canadian justice system is the mechanism that bears on the principle of the rule of law (English Magna Carta issued by King John in 1215). The aspect of the rule of law in Canada is that all people are subjected to the law; that no single person, no matter how important or powerful, is above the law and that the rule of law should be respected and applied equally(Griffiths p. 5). The principles of rule of law in Canada can be identified in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which administers

The most legally significant development of Canadian Law is the R. v. Morgentaler case due its progressiveness, its impact on society, and its continued relevance. During a time when sexism continued to play a role in many legal cases, Canada set the precedent of allowing women the right to govern their own bodies, and became one of the first countries in the world to legally allow the termination of pregnancies. Canada is a country that was built on the beliefs of the Christian community, and in

an organized law system, each nobleman held different judgments so inconsistency in penalties and sentences were prevalent. It was later brought to the King’s attention to the unfair and sometimes cruel treatments citizens endured from their nobleman and also realized that since the King didn’t deal with every law case anymore, they no longer agreed to the monarch system. This is modernly known as the Magna Carta. Feudalism was vital in shaping Canadian laws as no one is above the law today and citizens

The Canadian animals welfare laws Many people may not know that Canada is home to one of the largest subspecies of polar bears called Ursus maritimus. These polar bears are notorious for being a nuisance for the people of Churchill, Man. Every year, hundreds of polar bears gather on the western shore of Hudson Bay to hunt for seals once the ice freezes. There is one very large issue about this; the polar bears have not eaten in months due to hibernation. This makes the polar bears very desperate