Category Archives: Constitutional

A policy of delay? The cost of s.11(b) Charter violations in Alberta

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Amanda Winters

Cases considered: R. v. Rajasansi, 2009 ABQB 674; R. v. Klein, 2009 ABPC 381; R. v. Nguyen, 2009 ABPC 384. PDF version: A policy of delay? The cost of s.11(b) Charter violations in Alberta Back in December, CBC News reported … Continue reading →

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My Vote for R. v. Hape as a Significant Legal Case of the Decade

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Linda McKay-Panos

Case considered: R. v. Hape, 2007 SCC 26 PDF version: My Vote for R. v. Hape as a Significant Legal Case of the Decade When the R. v. Hape case was released at the Supreme Court of Canada, there was some … Continue reading →

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A Vote for R v Kapp as the Leading Equality Case of the Past Decade

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: A Vote for R v Kapp as the Leading Equality Case of the Past Decade Case Commented On: R v Kapp, 2008 SCC 41 R v Kapp, 2008 SCC 41 is my nominee for … Continue reading →

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ABlawg’s Top Cases and Legal Developments from the 2000s, and a Vote for Dunmore

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: ABlawg’s Top Cases and Legal Developments from the 2000s, and a Vote for Dunmore Case Commented On: Dunmore v Ontario (Attorney General), 2001 SCC 94 It is the first month of a new year, and the first year … Continue reading →

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Charter Freedoms and Government Duties around Street Preaching: An (Overly?) Expansive View

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Jennifer Koshan

Case considered: R. v. Pawlowski, 2009 ABPC 362 PDF version:  Charter Freedoms and Government Duties around Street Preaching: An (Overly?) Expansive View Earlier this month, Judge Allan Fradsham of the Alberta Provincial Court handed down a lengthy and far reaching judgment … Continue reading →

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