Transsystemic Criminal Law

2.5-4.0 credits · Undergraduate

Introduces substantive and procedural Indigenous and Canadian criminal law of harms, safety and sanctions. Canvasses legal principles, processes and sources for selected legal orders; social, political and constitutional context of the Canadian criminal justice system; Indigenous powers relating to the Canadian state in the treaties; police and pretrial/trial prosecutorial powers; Constitution Act, 1982 and Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and theory and doctrine behind justice, mens rea, actus reus, justifications and excuses.