Fairness and Predictability in Canada’s Courts
Commentary It seemed simple enough as we closed out the 20th century. The role of courts was to apply longstanding rules of evidence to ferret out the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. In a criminal case, the evidence had to prove the facts necessary to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. On […]
TL;DR
- Courts apply rules of evidence to determine truth.
- Criminal cases require proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
- Civil cases require proof of liability on a balance of probabilities.
- The burden of proof is higher in criminal cases than in civil cases.