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Bill C-332 and the Criminalization of Coercive Control
By: Jennifer Koshan Matter Commented On: Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, Study of Bill C-332, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (controlling or coercive conduct), 44th Parliament, 1st session PDF Version: Bill C-332 and the Criminalization of … Continue reading
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The Myth of False Allegations of Intimate Partner Violence
By: Jennifer Koshan Case Commented On: R v RMD, 2022 ABKB 851 (CanLII) PDF Version: The Myth of False Allegations of Intimate Partner Violence A colleague recently brought to my attention a decision concerning intimate partner sexual violence that was … Continue reading
Submission to Justice Canada on the Criminalization of Coercive Control
By: Janet Mosher, Shushanna Harris, Jennifer Koshan, and Wanda Wiegers Bill Commented On: Bill C-332, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (controlling or coercive conduct), First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament (2023) PDF Version: Submission to Justice Canada on the Criminalization … Continue reading
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R v Hills and R v Hilbach and Section 12 of the Charter: The Twelfth Dimension of Sentencing
By: Lisa Silver Cases commented on: R v Hills, 2023 SCC 2 (CanLII); R v Hilbach, 2023 SCC 3 (CanLII) PDF Version: R v Hills and R v Hilbach and Section 12 of the Charter: The Twelfth Dimension of Sentencing … Continue reading
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The Right to Your Day in Court
By: Kaye Booth Case commented on: Heiser v Bowden Institution, 2022 ABCA 300 (CanLII) PDF Version: The Right to Your Day in Court Courts have the responsibility to listen to the applications brought before them, especially when an individual’s liberty … Continue reading
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