The Supreme Court of Canada recently issued a trilogy of decisions pertaining to suspects' right to legal representation. These rulings further a major difference between the US and Canadian law: Canadian crimi
The Runnymede Society, which can loosely be described as centre-right but which prides itself on heterodox and anti-establishment views, has spread to all of Canada’s major law schools and has become a place for some of the brightest young law minds to network and argue about the law. Art...
The central purpose of this chapter is to consider the validity of a deceptively simple proposition: that victims should have a legal right to compensation1 in the criminal sentencing process. Surely, it is argued, criminal sentencing has become out of balance; it has become far too concerned ...
The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees a right to counsel. This right is usually read to people out loud when they are arrested. These outlined 'Miranda rights' include the phrase: ""You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be ...
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A senior manager at Justice Canada is challenging the constitutionality of the employment legislation used to deny him leave to seek the nomination as a Liberal candidate in the new Vimy riding in Quebec. Article content Claude Provencher, general counsel and a regional directo...
The employee brought a cross-motion for summary judgment claiming wrongful dismissal effective March 20, 2020; however, in his factum on the summary judgment motion, the employee’s counsel argued that the employee would no longer consent to proceed by summary judgment. Decision of Motion Judge ...
We’re sorry, something doesn't seem to be working properly. Please try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, please contact support so we can address the problem. Abstract In the previous chapter, I explored the status of groups as right-holders and the philosophical understanding of ...
vehicles or pedestrians, depending on certain rules of the road, such as the first to reach an intersection. Failure to yield the right of way to the vehicle or person entitled to it can result in a citation and fine, to say nothing of an accident. It can also be evidence of ...
JAGis one of those forgotten series that has made such an impact on the legal drama genre yet doesn’t get the credit it deserves. In fact,NCIS, which has gone on to become one of the best-known, longest-running, most popular police procedurals, is actually a spinoff ofJAG. ...