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SOURCES OF LAW - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Clause 27 defines criminal and procedural law
    - - “formed the basis for much of today's criminal procedure”
    - - main source of criminal law and procedure
      - Federal law “that includes definitions of most of the criminal offenses that the Parliament of Canada has enacted
  - - - procedural rules applying to criminal proceedings
  - - - “guarantees certain fundamental rights. These include political rights, such as free speech, and legal rights”
      - Sections 7-14 define rights of a defendant in a criminal court
- - - - Federal and State Statutes
    - - The US Constitution
      - The Bill of Rights
  - - - governs criminal proceedings and prosecutions in the US district courts, the courts of appeals, and the Supreme Court
      - "provide for the just determination of every criminal proceeding, to secure simplicity in procedure and fairness in administration, and to eliminate unjustifiable expense and delay."
  - - - 15 provisions for criminal procedure
  - - - The state courts interpret the state constitutions