Les peines minimales obligatoires et l’article 12 de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés : jurisprudence de la Cour suprême du Canada (Article)

Mandatory minimum sentences are set by Parliament to limit judicial discretion when it comes to imposing punishment. There were six offences with mandatory minimum sentences when the first Criminal Code (the Code) was enacted in 1892, for such things as committing...