Across
- 4. Canada's final court of appeal.
- 5. a treaty that recognizes specific rights for children.
- 8. the law that governs Canada's youth justice system.
- 10. It means that all people are treated equally by the same standards.
- 11. a constitutional democracy means equal justice under the law.
- 12. a sentence or a part of a sentence that you serve in the community.
- 13. a rules made by government that forbid certain actions and are enforced by the courts.
- 16. a system of criminal justice which focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large.
- 17. helps to protect you from discrimination and harassment.
- 20. the formal term for the end of a parliament.
Down
- 1. it takes precedence over any laws passed by any government in Canada.
- 2. it is based on a combination of common law and civil law.
- 3. someone who satisfies an immigration officer that they are not likely to become involved in any new criminal activity.
- 6. the quality or state of being free
- 7. a federal law that includes definitions of most of the criminal offences that the Parliament of Canada has enacted.
- 9. a court of general and inherent jurisdiction which means that it can hear any type of case, civil or criminal.
- 14. a court to which appeals are taken in a federal circuit or a state.
- 15. a body of law that outlines rules on settling disputes between individuals.
- 18. legislation passed by the Parliament of Canada that established the conditions under which the Government of Canada would enter into negotiations.
- 19. a conditional release that you may be granted during your custodial sentence.