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Assignment:
This assignment relates to the following Course Learning Requirements:
• Locate, interpret and apply Statute and Case Law to offences against persons, property and public order, as well as situations related to weapons and drug-related offences.
• Analyze elements of offences related to the Firearms Act, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and offences against persons, property or public order by applying the basic principles of criminal law as indicated in the Criminal Code of Canada.
• Explain the relationship between the Criminal Code and other selected Federal Statutes such as the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Firearms Act.
The objective of this Assignment:
To demonstrate an understanding of assault by answering a set of related questions.
Instructions:
Respond to the following questions and scenarios:
1. Do you agree with the Supreme Court decision in Jobidon? What areas of the crimes of assault foes this deal with and what are the implications? Do you agree?
2. Can verbal threats constitute assault? Discuss.
3. How does the code define bodily harm, maiming, wounding, and disfiguring?
4. Do you agree with the Supreme Court decision on Keegstra? Discuss the pros and cons of that decision.