EXAM Review

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CLU3M Canadian Law Exam REVIEW

Welcome to exam review!  Your exam consists of the following:

Part 1

20 Multiple Choice Questions covering concepts from the entire year.

• All of the historical sets of laws that we covered
• Defences to Negligence - There are some defences to negligence cases including voluntary assumption of risk and inevitable accident – explain these
• Precedents in court proceedings
• How are laws created in Canada, in particular what happens in the House of Commons?
• A precedent is a legal decision that serves as an example for future cases – similar facts in cases will result in similar decisions.
• What are quasi-criminal, hybrid, indictable, and summary criminal offences and which are most common?
• What are examples of each type of criminal offence?
• What are your rights upon arrest as outlined in the Charter of Rights, s. 10?
• What are some examples of the goals of sentencing, in particular rehabilitation and deterrence? And what are the purposes and differences between Specific Deterrence and General Deterrence
• What are some sentences for the various types of homicides?

e.g. 1st Degree Murder is Life in Prison with no parole for 25 years.

• What are and when can an accused use these defences to a criminal offence.
• Mental Illness
• Alibi
• Insanity
• Automatism
• Entrapment
• Duress
• Consent
• Double Jeopardy

• TORT law includes what other areas of law?  
• Exactly what elements are considered in an action of Intentional Tort and what must be proven to prove a negligence claim?
• To prove a negligence claim what must a plaintiff prove?
• In general terms why are contracts important in our general day to day activities in society?
• What are the rights you have upon being arrested? Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, what rights to privacy do offenders have?
• In general terms why are certain actions/behaviours included in Canada’s Criminal Code?  (The same answer applies to every single item in the Criminal Code).
• What functions does the Supreme Court of Canada perform?

Part 2

FOUR short answer questions regarding cases that are presented to you involving the following parts of law:

1. Extenuating circumstances surrounding a murder trial.  What may judges consider when sentencing convicted murderers?

2. When a person is contracted to commit an illegal act and it goes horribly wrong with consequences and injuries to others far beyond what was originally intended, what legal steps should the police and the judicial system take to bring the perpetrators to justice?  

3. Circumstances surrounding a contract that one party is challenging in court.

4. Circumstances surrounding a negligence claim made by the parents of a young person who has been seriously injured in sports.

Part 3

For the long answer essay question I provide you with a short reading about three different legal scenarios.  You are to comment on the reading using, primarily, supporting evidence from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and other areas of Law.  You should review it so that you are familiar with it – I will provide you with a copy of the Charter of Rights for the exam so you do NOT need to memorize it.  Three different scenarios will be presented and you need only to answer one in a full essay.

You list the main topics and page / Chapter #s below here and on the back (and then we can review these as a class tomorrow):