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Blind Justice? Accommodating Offenders with Disabilities
PDF Version: Blind Justice? Accommodating Offenders with Disabilities Case commented on: R v Myette, 2013 ABCA 371 To what degree should courts accommodate the circumstances of persons with disabilities whose crimes attract jail sentences? The Alberta Court of Appeal recently … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional, Criminal, Human Rights
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Order in the Court! The Use of Electronic Devices in Alberta Courts and Freedom of Expression
PDF Version: Order in the Court! The Use of Electronic Devices in Alberta Courts and Freedom of Expression Policies commented on: Policy on the Use of Electronic Devices in Courtrooms, Alberta Court of Appeal, October 28, 2013; Electronic and Wireless … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice, Constitutional
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The Vriend Case 15 Years Later
By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: The Vriend Case 15 Years Later Case and Legislation Commented On: Vriend v Alberta, [1998] 1 SCR 493; Alberta Human Rights Act, RSA 2000, c A-25.5 This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Supreme … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional, Human Rights
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The Quebec Secession Reference and the Proposed Charter of Quebec Values
PDF Version: The Quebec Secession Reference and the Proposed Charter of Quebec Values Case/Policy considered: Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 SCR 217; Charter of Quebec Values It’s as if Pauline Marois and her government knew we would be … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional
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Domestic Violence Cases: A Summer Snapshot
PDF Version: Domestic Violence Cases: A Summer Snapshot Cases commented on: R v Hooker, 2013 ABQB 271; R v Bandesha, 2013 ABCA 255 There were a number of reported Alberta cases involving domestic violence this summer. The decisions collectively illustrate … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal, State Responses to Violence
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