NCJ Number
45487
Date Published
1978
Length
124 pages
Annotation
A SUMMARY IS PRESENTED OF RESEARCH PROJECTS CONDUCTED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD BY THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION OF CANADA TO ASSESS THE AREAS OF THE LAW IN NEED OF REFORM AND THE TYPES OF CHANGES NECESSARY.
Abstract
THE COMMISSION WAS CREATED BY THE 1975 LAW REFORM COMMISSION ACT. ITS MANDATE IS TO STUDY AND KEEP UNDER REVIEW THE LAWS OF CANADA AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THEIR IMPROVEMENT, MODERNIZATION, AND REFORM. THE RESEARCH DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT WAS CONDUCTED AS A BASIS FOR FUTURE REFORM RECOMMENDATIONS. THE REPORT COVERS THE PERIOD FROM JUNE 1, 1976 TO MAY 31, 1977. TOPICS EXAMINED IN THE AREA OF CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE INCLUDE THEFT AND FRAUD; CONTEMPT OF COURT AND OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE; SEXUAL OFFENSES; GENERAL CRIMINAL LAW; PRETRIAL PROCEDURE; THE JURY; AND PRESENTENCE HEARINGS. THE STUDIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW DEAL WITH PROBLEMS OF ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, JUDICIAL REVIEW AND THE FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA, AND NINE SPECIFIC STUDIES ON SELECTED FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES. THE PROTECTION OF LIFE PROJECT IS CONCERNED WITH SUCH ISSUES AS EUTHANASIA, STERILIZATION OF THE MENTALLY ILL, AND PERSONALITY AND BEHAVIOR CONTROL. OTHER WORK OF THE COMMISSION INCLUDES STUDIES OF THE CANADIAN PAYMENT SYSTEM (I.E., COMMERCIAL PRACTICE); TECHNIQUES OF LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING, PARTICULARLY THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN TRANSLATING LAWS; AND THE CONTINUING MODERNIZATION OF STATUTES. FINALLY, THE LIAISON WHICH HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY THE COMMISSION AMONG PROVINCES AND WITH OTHER COUNTRIES IS BRIEFLY DESCRIBED. THE FOCUS OF EACH OF THE COMMISSION'S PROJECTS, MAJOR ISSUES CONSIDERED, AND TITLES OF RESULTING REPORTS ARE PRESENTED IN EACH SUMMARY. APPENDIXES LIST PUBLICATIONS OF THE COMMISSION. --IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH. (VDA)