加拿大最高法院表示，在原住民罪犯对原住民女性亲密伴侣实施犯罪的案件中，法官必须以和谐的方式适用与原住民罪犯和犯罪受害者相关的量刑原则。
The Supreme Court of Canada says in cases where an Indigenous offender commits an offence against an intimate partner who is an Indigenous woman, a judge must apply sentencing principles related to both Indigenous offenders and victims of crime in a harmonious way.
在今天以5比4作出的判决中，最高法院提供了指导，并为确定此类案件的适当刑罚设定了新框架。
In a 5-4 judgment today, the top court provided guidance and set out a new framework for determining an appropriate sentence in such cases.
法院指出，原住民被监禁的比例过高且过度，而原住民妇女和女孩遭受着不可接受的高水平暴力和虐待。
The court says Indigenous people are disproportionately and excessively imprisoned, while Indigenous women and girls suffer from unacceptably high levels of violence and abuse.
法院表示，这两个问题都受到殖民经历的影响，共同解决它们对于正在进行的和解进程至关重要。
It says both of these issues have been shaped by the experiences of colonization, and addressing them together is central to the ongoing process of reconciliation.
该裁决源于一名有严重心理健康问题的米克马克男子案件，他在新斯科舍省因对伴侣（一名米克马克女性）犯下严重袭击罪认罪后被判处五年监禁。
The ruling comes in the case of a Mi'kmaw man with severe mental health challenges who was sentenced in Nova Scotia to five years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated assault against his partner, a Mi'kmaw woman.
为什么新斯科舍省的一起袭击案在加拿大最高法院可能为原住民量刑选项设定先例？新斯科舍省上诉法院的多数法官将刑期减至三年，最高法院今天裁定三年刑期应维持。
Why a Nova Scotia assault case before Canada’s top court could set precedent for Indigenous sentencing options A majority of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal reduced the sentence to three years, and the Supreme Court ruled today the three-year sentence should stand.
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