LAW2034 / Criminal Law and Evidence I

Assignment 1
Research Canadian Criminal Law and Civil Law (20%)

DUE DATE

Session 10

OBJECTIVE

• Identify the differences between criminal and civil law

• Explain the difference between substantive and procedural law
• Discuss the adversarial nature and structure of the Canadian judicial process
• Identify and understand the elements of an offence
• Define an inchoate offence
• Discuss a common law or codified defence available in Canadian Law

DESCRIPTION

Please review and answer the following questions, ensuring to cite (in APA format) any sources
appropriately used. Answers may be provided in paragraph or point form as long as the question is
fully answered.

1. What are the differences between private law and public law? Of the two, where does criminal
law belong?
2. What is procedural law?
3. Identify and explain each of the three basic principles of criminal law.
4. Are the rights and freedoms under the Charter absolute? Explain your answer.
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a comprehensive criminal statute in comparison
to a collection of different criminal statutes based on specific topics or based primarily on the
common law?
6. What do we mean when we say that the justice system in Canada is adversarial?

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7. What role does voluntariness play in determining whether or not the actus reus has been
committed?
8. What would the Crown need to prove to have a person found guilty of being an accessory after
the fact?
9. What is an inchoate offence?
10. Can provocation be used as a defence to an assault?

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer the questions above in a Microsoft Word file.

Ensure that you include your name and student ID in the document header or on the title page, and
submit the document in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Work must be submitted in the correct file type and be properly labelled as per the College naming
convention:

[Last name]_[First name]_Assignment _1

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GRADING CRITERIA

Assignment Value: 20%

Grading Criteria Grading

Content and Development /60
• Content is comprehensive, accurate, and persuasive.
• Major points are stated clearly and are well supported.
• The research is adequate and addresses course concepts.
• Content and purpose of the writing are clear.
Writing: Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling
• Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed
• Spelling is correct /20
• Language is clear and precise
• Sentences display consistently strong, varied structure
Overall Format, References, and Citations /20
• The assignment follows designated guidelines.
• All references and citations adhere to APA format.

TOTAL /100