Author Archives: Stephen Armstrong

About Stephen Armstrong

Stephen Armstrong is a 2018 Juris Doctor candidate at the University of Calgary. Stephen received a Bachelor of Arts (Honours History) from Mount Allison University. He is spending the 2016 summer as a research assistant for Professor Anna-Maria Hubert, researching in the area of international environmental law.

Curtailing Free Expression: A Barbaric Cultural Practice? A Critical Comment on Section 83.221 of the Criminal Code

By: Kiran Fatima, Meagan Potier, Jordan Szoo and Stephen Armstrong PDF Version: Curtailing Free Expression: A Barbaric Cultural Practice? A Critical Comment on Section 83.221 of the Criminal Code Provision Commented On: Section 83.221 of the Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c … Continue reading

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Taking Proportionality Seriously in Charter Adjudication: R v KRJ

By: Stephen Armstrong PDF Version: Taking Proportionality Seriously in Charter Adjudication: R v KRJ Case Commented On: R v KRJ, 2016 SCC 31 (CanLII) Introduction The rights and freedoms enshrined in the Charter are not absolute. They are “subject only to … Continue reading

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On the Charter, Freedom of Expression, and Scientific Research

By: Stephen Armstrong PDF Version: On the Charter, Freedom of Expression, and Scientific Research Provision Commented On: Section 2(b), Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982, being Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (UK), … Continue reading

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