In this guide, you will find information and resources about criminal law as it pertains specifically to youth.
For more information on finding cases see our research guide : Finding and researching cases A collection of the judgments of the Alberta Courts is available from CanLII. The official version of the reasons for judgment is the signed original or handwritten endorsement in the court file. If there is a question about the content of a judgment, the original court file takes precedence. The Canadian Abridgment available on: WestlawNext Canada All Canadian Summaries, Canadian Case Summaries and Canada Digest are available on: LexisAdvance® Quicklaw®
Alberta Youth Justice Act, RSA 2000, c Y-1 To access or purchase the official version, go to: Alberta Queen’s Printer Federal Federal Acts and Regulations can be found electronically at:
Canadian encyclopedic digest (C.E.D.) (Western) Sections related to Criminal Law – Youth include: The CED provides discussion of these areas of law with annotations to legislation and case law. Additional information may be found by searching the indexes or database using the keywords “impaired driving,” “driving while impaired,” “breathalyzer,” “breath sample,” “blood sample,” etc. Also available electronically through: WestlawNext Canada Halsbury’s laws of Canada is a multi-volume set includes coverage of Federal, Provincial & Territorial legislation. Also available electronically through: LexisAdvance® Quicklaw® Titles related to Criminal Law – Youth include: Additional information may be found under other topical headings.
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Commentary and digests are provided on sentencing principles and the sanctions possible under the YCJA. Also included are digests organised by offence.
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