Criminal Law

• Author: John Eaton; Denis Le May
• Profession: Librarian & Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba/Avocat, Barreau du Québec, Conseiller à la documentation en droit (1975?2006) et Chargé de cours, Faculté de droit, Université Laval
• Pages: 31-31

CRIMINAL LAW / CRIMINEL (DROIT)31

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CRIMINAL LAW

As Canada’s Criminal Code is a federal statute, criminal law is considered to be an area of

federal jurisdiction. Furthermore, there are other federal criminal enactments (e.g., the Young

Offenders Act), and quasi-criminal statutes (e.g., the Canadian Environmental Protection Act,

which contains punitive enforcements provisions). However, there are also numerous quasi-

criminal provincial statutes as well (e.g., the various highway traff‌ic codes of the provinces).

This topic deals with the non-procedural aspects of Criminal Law. Related topics: CRIMINAL

PROCEDURE, ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, EVIDENCE (CRIMINAL), POLICE & PRIVATE SE-

CURITY LAW, SENTENCING, YOUNG OFFENDERS.

CRIMINEL (DROIT)

Branche importante du droit public de compétence fédérale exclusive, le droit criminel s’at-

tache à déf‌inir les crimes et prescrit des peines pour leur commission. Les infractions non

criminelles, tant fédérales que provinciales, relèvent du droit pénal. La PROCÉDURE PÉNALE,

la PREUVE PÉNALE, les SENTENCES et l’emprisonnement, le droit CARCÉRAL font l’objet de

rubriques distinctes, même si les plus grands ouvrages de droit criminel embrassent tous ces

sujets.

Sinclair-Prowse, Justice

Janet A., and Justice

Elizabeth Bennett

Working Manual of Criminal LawCrswl (LL)

Roach, KentCriminal Law, 4th ed. Irwin 2009

Parent, HuguesTraité de droit criminelThémis 2008

Greenspan, Edward L., and

Justice Marc Rosenberg

Martin’s Annual Criminal Code, 2007

ed.

CLB 2007

Stuar t, DonCanadian Crimina l Law: A Treatise, 5th

ed.

Crswl 2007

Watt, Justice David and,

Justice Michelle K. Fuerst

The 2008 A nnotated Tremeear’s Criminal

Code

Crswl 2007

Côté-Harper, GisèleTraité de droit pénal canadien, 4e éd.Y Blais 1998