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== A. Impact of the Charter == | == A. Impact of the Charter == | ||
Procedural and substantive criminal law has been shaped and expanded by the ''[https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/schedule-b-to-the-canada-act-1982-uk-1982-c-11/latest/schedule-b-to-the-canada-act-1982-uk-1982-c-11.html | Procedural and substantive criminal law has been shaped and expanded by the ''[https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/schedule-b-to-the-canada-act-1982-uk-1982-c-11/latest/schedule-b-to-the-canada-act-1982-uk-1982-c-11.html Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]'' since its introduction in 1982. Consideration of sections 7 – 15 of the ''Charter'', in addition to the remedial s 24, is required to properly understand the constitutional guarantees that profoundly influence criminal law. | ||
A compilation of ''Charter'' decisions is available at the UBC Law Library, and includes decisions in such areas as arrest procedures, the right to counsel, the admissibility of illegally obtained evidence at trial, search and seizure, and the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. | A compilation of ''Charter'' decisions is available at the UBC Law Library, and includes decisions in such areas as arrest procedures, the right to counsel, the admissibility of illegally obtained evidence at trial, search and seizure, and the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. | ||