Ancillary Police Powers in Canada
Ancillary Police Powers in Canada

Author: John W. Burchill

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2024-10-15

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 0774871083

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Police enforce the law, but they must also obey it. Statutes circumscribe how law enforcement officers conduct their work. At the same time, Canadian courts have handed police many powers to stop, search, and otherwise investigate people in the pursuit of public safety and crime prevention. Ancillary Police Powers in Canada explains what these common-law police powers are; how they came to be; and, crucially, what the potential dangers are in their expanding scope. What is the difference between police duty and lawful authority? Should the Supreme Court rescind powers when the police tactics they enable become controversial? This nuanced book surveys the evolution, application, and future of judge-made police powers. The authors bring historical perspective, critical legal theory, and empirical analysis to an issue that is fundamental to constitutional protection from state interference with individual liberty.

Police Powers in Canada
Police Powers in Canada

Author: University of Alberta. Centre for Constitutional Studies

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 1994-01-01

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9780802073624

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The television spectacles of Oka and the Rodney King affair served to focus public disaffection with the police, a disaffection that has been growing for several years. In Canada, confidence in the police is at an all-time low. At the same time crime rates continue to rise. Canada now has the dubious distinction of having the second highest crime rate in the Western world. How did this state of affairs come about? What do we want from our police? How do we achieve policing that is consistent with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms? The essays in this volume set out to explore these questions. In their introduction, the editors point out that constitutional order is tied to the exercise of power by law enforcement agencies, and that if relations between the police and civil society continue to erode, the exercise of force will rise - a dangerous prospect for democratic societies.

A Concise History of the Common Law
A Concise History of the Common Law

Author: Theodore Frank Thomas Plucknett

Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 828

ISBN-13: 1584771372

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Originally published: 5th ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1956.

An Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution
An Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution

Author: A.V. Dicey

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1985-09-30

Total Pages: 729

ISBN-13: 134917968X

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A starting point for the study of the English Constitution and comparative constitutional law, The Law of the Constitution elucidates the guiding principles of the modern constitution of England: the legislative sovereignty of Parliament, the rule of law, and the binding force of unwritten conventions.

The New Police Science
The New Police Science

Author: Markus Dirk Dubber

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780804753920

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This interdisciplinary and international volume provides a critical analysis of the power to police as a basic technology of modern government found in a vast array of sites of governance, including not only the state, but also the household, the factory, the military, and—most recently—the global realm of war, police actions, and peace keeping.

The Common Legal Past of Europe, 1000–1800
The Common Legal Past of Europe, 1000–1800

Author: Manlio Bellomo

Publisher: CUA Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 0813208149

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A broad history of the western European legal tradition. Bellomo discusses the great jurists who gave common law its intellectual vigor as well as the humanist jurists of the period.

Criminal Law for Common Law States
Criminal Law for Common Law States

Author: Thomas V Hickie

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780409339161

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Assists students to consolidate their knowledge LexisNexis Questions and Answers - Criminal Law for Common Law States is designed to facilitate both continuous review and preparation for examinations. This book provides an understanding of criminal law for the common law states and gives a clear and systematic approach to analysing and answering problem and exam questions. Each chapter commences with a summary of the relevant cases and identification of the key issues. Each question is followed by a suggested answer plan, a sample answer and comments on how the answer might be assessed by an examiner. The authors also offer advice on common errors to avoid and practical hints and tips on how to achieve higher marks. LexisNexis Questions and Answers - Criminal Law for Common Law States covers: Murder and Involuntary Manslaughter Voluntary Manslaughter and Defences Assaults and Sexual Assault Property Offences Drugs, Public Order Offences and Police Powers Sentencing Pleas in Mitigation Written Submissions Features: Summary of relevant cases and key issues in each chapter Questions with answer guide, examiners comments and common errors to avoid