In this brief article, written in 1984 and published the following year, Lucinda Vandervort sets out a comprehensive agenda for enforcement of sexual assault laws in Canada. Those familiar with her subsequent writing are aware that the legal implications of the distinction between the "social" ...
Sexual Assault Laws In Canada Assault laws have changed over the many years and will continue to do so later on. Laws treating and preventing sexual assault, domestic abuse and child abuse will increase and become more powerful than they are today. It has become easier and much faster to rep...
As per the Criminal Code of Canada, sexual assault is a form of assault committed for a sexual purpose. It encompasses a wide range of offences – both with or without physical contact. Three conditions must exist to constitute a sexual assault: ...
Sexual Assault Laws In Canada Assault laws have changed over the many years and will continue to do so later on. Laws treating and preventing sexual assault, domestic abuse and child abuse will increase and become more powerful than they are today. It has become easier and much faster to rep...
Carnal Crimes uses a case-study approach to explore the history of sexual assault in Canada, and of the laws designed to punish it. There are strengths and weaknesses to this approach. A key advantage of case studies is that they allow the author to delve deeply into the facts of ...
Michael Geist, a University of Ottawa professor and the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law, has been among one of the most persistent critics of Bill C-10,calling it“dangerous,” and “inexcusable.” In aFebruary blog post, Geist noted that aside from C-...
The motion filed in a New York court claims Combs cannot be sued because certain laws didn’t exist when Joi Dickerson-Neal made the allegations against him in 1991. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues belo...
Kidnapping Charges N.J.S.A. 2C:13-1– Everything you need to know about this charge. Criminal Restraint Charges N.J.S.A. 2C:13-2– The key elements of this crime, penalties if convicted, applicable laws, and how criminal restraint is related to domestic violence in NJ. ...
Canada is a recognized leader in the development and implementation of policies to its domestic violence. The goverment of the country is well known for her federal and regional laws, as well as local social programs aimed at combating these domestic violence and sexual assault. The country has ...
Raquel Dancho, the Conservative public safety critic, said the proposed definition casts a very wide net — the "most significant hunting rifle ban in the history of Canada." "If the Liberals had any integrity, they would have brought this forward in the original bill, then...