Failing to Provide Necessities, Service of an Injunction and War Crimes Prosecutions

Most criminal offences in Canada involve prohibitions on doing things that would harm others. It is rare that the criminal law will require someone to do something. An exception to this is the offence of failing to provide the necessities of life. It is a criminal offence for a list of people, including parents, foster parents, and spouses to not provide the necessities of life. It also requires anyone who is in charge of someone who cannot withdraw from that situation "by reason ...