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It was first enacted in [[1892]]. It was based on a drafted code called "the Stephen Code", written by the [[Sir James Stephens]] as part of a Royal Commission in [[England]] in [[1879]]. Since then the code has been revised numerous times including [[1955]] and [[1985]]. |
It was first enacted in [[1892]]. It was based on a drafted code called "the Stephen Code", written by the [[Sir James Stephens]] as part of a Royal Commission in [[England]] in [[1879]]. Since then the code has been revised numerous times including [[1955]] and [[1985]]. |
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By means of Charter Challenges, numerous sections of the code have been struck down as infringing on a constitutional right as defined in the [[Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]]. Though they are still present in the code, these provisions have no force and effect. Among such laws include the criminalization of [[abortion]], struck down in [[1988]] in the case of [[Morgentaler et. al. v. Her Majesty The Queen]]. |
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Revision as of 00:18, 9 December 2004
The Canadian Criminal Code is the codification of the rules that outline the government's ability to enact prohibitions and sanctions. The Canadian constitution establishes the criminal code as under the juristiction of the federal government, thus all amendements must come from parliament, and all prisons and penitentiaries are maintained by the federal government.
History
It was first enacted in 1892. It was based on a drafted code called "the Stephen Code", written by the Sir James Stephens as part of a Royal Commission in England in 1879. Since then the code has been revised numerous times including 1955 and 1985.
By means of Charter Challenges, numerous sections of the code have been struck down as infringing on a constitutional right as defined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Though they are still present in the code, these provisions have no force and effect. Among such laws include the criminalization of abortion, struck down in 1988 in the case of Morgentaler et. al. v. Her Majesty The Queen.