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FULL ANSWER DEFENCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-09-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rules of Court
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- application for pre-trial disclosure of all evidence
1, record 1, English, application%20for%20pre%2Dtrial%20disclosure%20of%20all%20evidence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In refusing the application for pre-trial disclosure of all evidence in English, the Quebec Superior Court took as its guiding principle that only such disclosure as is necessary to allow an accused to make full answer and defence to the charges is required to protect his right to a fair hearing. 1, record 1, English, - application%20for%20pre%2Dtrial%20disclosure%20of%20all%20evidence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Règles de procédure
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- demande de divulgation préalable de la preuve
1, record 1, French, demande%20de%20divulgation%20pr%C3%A9alable%20de%20la%20preuve
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En rejetant la demande de divulgation préalable de la preuve en anglais, la Cour supérieure du Québec a invoqué comme principe directeur que seuls les éléments requis pour permettre à un accusé d'assurer une réponse et une défense complètes contre les accusations sont tenus d'être divulgués pour protéger son droit à un procès équitable. 1, record 1, French, - demande%20de%20divulgation%20pr%C3%A9alable%20de%20la%20preuve
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-06-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Constitutional Law
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- right to make full answer and defence
1, record 2, English, right%20to%20make%20full%20answer%20and%20defence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This Court described the rapport between s. 8 and principles of fundamental justice in R. v. Mills, [1999] 3 S. C. R. 668, where the interests at play were the right to make full answer and defence and the complainant's privacy right. 1, record 2, English, - right%20to%20make%20full%20answer%20and%20defence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit constitutionnel
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- droit à une défense pleine et entière
1, record 2, French, droit%20%C3%A0%20une%20d%C3%A9fense%20pleine%20et%20enti%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans l'arrêt R. c. Mills, [1999] 3 R.C.S. 668, portant sur le droit à une défense pleine et entière et le droit à la vie privée de la plaignante, notre Cour a précisé le lien entre l'art. 8 et les principes de justice fondamentale (par. 88) [...] 1, record 2, French, - droit%20%C3%A0%20une%20d%C3%A9fense%20pleine%20et%20enti%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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