Publications
Oaths and Affirmations, Final Report 105
A person who gives evidence by spoken testimony or by written affidavit must promise to tell the truth before giving that evidence. Currently, the Alberta Evidence Act requires people to swear a religious oath unless they take the initiative to actively object to doing so. The judge or official must at that point conduct a short inquiry and be satisfied that the objection is justified on certain specified grounds. Only then may the person be allowed to […]
| AREA OF LAW | Administration of Justice Courts |
| TAGS | religious, secular, truth, lie, trial, swear, affirmation, Court, evidence, oath, witness |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | FR105.pdf |
September 1, 2014
Criminal Trial Proceedings, Final Report 100
The process for conducting a criminal trial may be complicated by differing processes and rules in different locations. Part of the difficulty is attributable to a complex system of rule-making authority for criminal matters. Some provisions are prescribed by the Criminal Code while other processes may be set by the court in question. The Alberta Law Reform Institute identified three specific areas in which non-standardized matters were particularly problematic: Charter Issues “ The content of […]
| AREA OF LAW | Administration of Justice Court Rules & Procedure Courts Procedure |
| TAGS | proceeding, charter, non-disclosure, code, jury, justice, trial, rules, conduct, Court, criminal, selection |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | FR100.pdf |
August 1, 2012
Civil Litigation: The Judicial Mini-trial
| AREA OF LAW | Administration of Justice Courts |
| TAGS | conflict, civil, judge, dispute, resolution, trial, arbitration, Court |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | DP001.pdf |
August 28, 1993