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Consciousness and Consent in Sexual Assault Cases
PDF version: Consciousness and Consent in Sexual Assault Cases Case considered: R. v. J.A., 2011 SCC 28 Can a person consent in advance to sexual activity that occurs while she is unconscious? A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada … Continue reading
Interim Report on Violence Against Aboriginal Women Released
PDF version: Interim Report on Violence Against Aboriginal Women Released Report Commented on: House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women Interim Report, Call Into The Night: An Overview of Violence Against Aboriginal Women Just before the House … Continue reading
Posted in Aboriginal, International Law, State Responses to Violence
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Protection Against Family Violence Act Amended
PDF version: Protection Against Family Violence Act Amended Legislation commented on: Bill 2, Protection Against Family Violence Amendment Act, 2011, S.A. 2011 c.4 Bill 2, the Protection Against Family Violence Amendment Act, 2011, makes several important changes to the Protection … Continue reading
Posted in State Responses to Violence
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Street Preaching and the Charter: The City of Calgary’s Appeal in Pawlowski
PDF version: Street Preaching and the Charter: The City of Calgary’s Appeal in Pawlowski Case commented on: R. v. Pawlowski, 2011 ABQB 93 Artur Pawlowski, Calgary’s self-professed street preacher, was acquitted of a number of provincial and by-law charges related … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional, Municipal Law
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Interim Costs and Access to Justice at the Supreme Court of Canada
PDF version: Interim Costs and Access to Justice at the Supreme Court of Canada Case considered: R. v. Caron, 2011 SCC 5 The Supreme Court recently upheld the Alberta Court of Appeal decision in R. v. Caron, 2009 ABCA 34. … Continue reading