Category Archives: Criminal

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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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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You Can’t Rely on a Motor Vehicle’s Mechanical Fitness Assessment

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: You Can’t Rely on a Motor Vehicle’s Mechanical Fitness Assessment Case Commented On: R v 954355 Alberta Inc (The Fast Lane), 2016 ABPC 229 (CanLII) The Fast Lane, a used car dealership in Calgary, was … Continue reading →

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The Saga of the Intoxication Defence Continues: Desjarlais and its Application to Uttering Threats

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Dylan Finlay

By: Dylan Finlay PDF Version: The Saga of the Intoxication Defence Continues: Desjarlais and its Application to Uttering Threats Case Commented On: R v Desjarlais, 2016 ABPC 182 (CanLII) The defence of voluntary intoxication holds an awkward place in Canadian criminal … Continue reading →

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