AN INTRODUCTION TO LAW
11. Any person charged with an offence has the right
(a) To be informed without unreasonable delay of the specific offence;
(b) To be tried within a reasonable time;
(c) Not to be compelled to be a witness in proceedings againist that person in respect of the offence;
(d) To be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to the law in a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal;
(e) Not to be denied reasonable bail without just cause;
(f) Except in the case of an offence under military law tried before a military tribunal to the benefit of trial by jury where the maximum punishment for the offence is imprisonment for five years or a more severe punishment;
(g) Not to be found guilty on account of any act or omission unless at the time of the act or omission it constituted an offence under Canadian or international law or was criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of nations;
(h) If finally acquited of the offence not to be tried for it again and if found guilty and punished for the offence not to be tried or punished for it again; and
(i) If found guilty of the offence and the punishment for the offence has been varied between the time of commission and time of sentencing to the benefit of the lesser punishment.
12. Everyone has the right not to be subjected to any cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.
13. A witness who testifies in any proceedings has the right not to have any incriminating evidence so given used to incriminate that witness in any other proceedings except in a prosecution for perjury or for the giving of contradictory evidence.
14. A party or witness in sny proceedings who does not understand or speak the language in which the proceedings are conducted or who is deaf has the right to the assistance of an interpreter.
There have been several important court decisions on the applications of these sections to criminal law. These decisions will be discussed in the following chapters. In particular, s.8, s.9, and s.10 and parts of s.11 will be outlined in Chapter Five which discusses pre-trial procedure. Cases concerning the rights of the accused at trial will be illustrated in Chapter Two. This Article released under United Nations Convention Act. citizens right to know. A peace of Legal Advise to our Community. this just a little learning without going into the Details. Bravo.
(a) To be informed without unreasonable delay of the specific offence;
(b) To be tried within a reasonable time;
(c) Not to be compelled to be a witness in proceedings againist that person in respect of the offence;
(d) To be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to the law in a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal;
(e) Not to be denied reasonable bail without just cause;
(f) Except in the case of an offence under military law tried before a military tribunal to the benefit of trial by jury where the maximum punishment for the offence is imprisonment for five years or a more severe punishment;
(g) Not to be found guilty on account of any act or omission unless at the time of the act or omission it constituted an offence under Canadian or international law or was criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of nations;
(h) If finally acquited of the offence not to be tried for it again and if found guilty and punished for the offence not to be tried or punished for it again; and
(i) If found guilty of the offence and the punishment for the offence has been varied between the time of commission and time of sentencing to the benefit of the lesser punishment.
12. Everyone has the right not to be subjected to any cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.
13. A witness who testifies in any proceedings has the right not to have any incriminating evidence so given used to incriminate that witness in any other proceedings except in a prosecution for perjury or for the giving of contradictory evidence.
14. A party or witness in sny proceedings who does not understand or speak the language in which the proceedings are conducted or who is deaf has the right to the assistance of an interpreter.
There have been several important court decisions on the applications of these sections to criminal law. These decisions will be discussed in the following chapters. In particular, s.8, s.9, and s.10 and parts of s.11 will be outlined in Chapter Five which discusses pre-trial procedure. Cases concerning the rights of the accused at trial will be illustrated in Chapter Two. This Article released under United Nations Convention Act. citizens right to know. A peace of Legal Advise to our Community. this just a little learning without going into the Details. Bravo.
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