Category Archives: Constitutional

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

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Kiran Fatima

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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Reviewing Canada’s National Security Framework

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Michael Nesbitt

By: Michael Nesbitt PDF Version: Reviewing Canada’s National Security Framework This term, the University of Calgary, Faculty of Law offered for the first time a new Criminal Law & Policy Lab: Terrorism Law & Reform. The idea behind the course was, … Continue reading →

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No Offence, But I Hate You: American Freedom Defence Initiative v Edmonton (City)

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Ola Malik

By: Ola Malik, Jeff Watson and Holly Wong  PDF Version: No Offence, But I Hate You: American Freedom Defence Initiative v Edmonton (City) Case Commented On: American Freedom Defence Initiative v Edmonton (City), 2016 ABQB 555 (Can LII ) Our Canadian … Continue reading →

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Bill S-3: A rushed response to Descheneaux

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Elysa Darling

By: Elysa Hogg PDF Version: Bill S-3: A rushed response to Descheneaux Matters Commented On: Bill S-3 “An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration); Descheneaux c Canada (Procureur General), 2015 QCCS 3555 (CanLII) *Note on … Continue reading →

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The Constitutional Limits of the Sex Offender Registry

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Erin Sheley

By: Erin Sheley PDF Version: The Constitutional Limits of the Sex Offender Registry Case Commented On: R v Ndhlovu, 2016 ABQB 595 (CanLII) It has become conventional wisdom in public discourse that sex offenders are uniquely likely to repeat their crimes. … Continue reading →

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