How have the principles of fundamental justice been interpreted?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v Simard, 2018 BCSC 1901 (CanLII):
In Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v. Canada (Attorney General), 2004 SCC 4 at para. 8, McLachlin C.J., writing for the majority, described the principles of fundamental justice: The principles of fundamental justice are the shared assumptions upon which our system of justice is grounded. They find their meaning in the cases and traditions that have long detailed the basic norms for how the state deals with its citizens. Society views them as essential to the administration of justice.
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