NCJ Number
15217
Date Published
1970
Length
175 pages
Annotation
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL CRIME AND MODERN FORMS OF ITS LEGISLATIVE REPRESSION, WITH DETAILED TREATMENT OF THE TOPIC IN CANADIAN HISTORY.
Abstract
DEFINITIONS OF POLITICAL CRIME FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT ARE DISCUSSED, EMPHASIZING THAT ITS CHARACTERIZATION IS CONTINGENT ON LOCAL CULTURE AND HISTORICAL EPOCH. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE THE GENERAL APPROACHES TO LEGISLATIVE REPRESSION OF SUCH ACTS IN FRANCE, BRITAIN, THE UNITED STATES, NAZI GERMANY, FASCIST ITALY, AND THE SOVIET UNION. THE TREATMENT OF THE SUBJECT IN CANADIAN HISTORY INCLUDES DEFINITIONS OF AND SANCTIONS AGAINST TREASON, SEDITION, AND SUCH DISTURBANCES OF THE PEACE AS RIOTS, ILLEGAL ASSEMBLAGES, AND THE ILLEGAL USE OF FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES. ALSO DISCUSSED IS THE 1970 APPLICATION BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT OF THE LAW OF WARTIME MEASURES AND OF THE RELATED 1970 REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER. THESE STEPS WERE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S ATTEMPT TO DEAL WITH ACTIVISTS BELONGING TO QUEBEC SEPARATIST ORGANIZATIONS. THESE REGULATIONS AS WELL AS OTHER PROVISIONS OF CANADIAN LAW ARE PROVIDED IN THE APPENDIX. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS ALSO INCLUDED. --IN FRENCH