Category Archives: Criminal
What Did You Say? Making Sense of the Admissibility of Evidence in R v Schneider
By: Lisa Silver Case Commented On: R v Schneider, 2022 SCC 34 (CanLII) PDF Version: What Did You Say? Making Sense of the Admissibility of Evidence in R v Schneider The law of evidence gets a bad rap. Too often, … Continue reading
Placing Parity in Perspective
By: Lisa Silver Case commented on: R v Germain, 2022 ABCA 257 (CanLII) PDF version: Placing Parity in Perspective The recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision of R v Germain, 2022 ABCA 257 (CanLII), reads like a judge’s “how to” … Continue reading
Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?
By: Lisa Silver Appeals commented on: R v Hills (SCC Case No 39338), R v Hilbach and the companion appeal, R v Zwozdesky (SCC Case No 39438) PDF Version: Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? The week of March … Continue reading
Choice vs Coercive Control: The Alberta Court of Appeal Decision in R v Naslund
By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Choice vs Coercive Control: The Alberta Court of Appeal Decision in R v Naslund Case Commented On: R v Naslund, 2022 ABCA 6 (CanLII) In January 2022, a majority of the Alberta Court of Appeal overturned … Continue reading
#Don’tDisbelieveHer: Towards Recognition of Myths and Stereotypes about Intimate Partner Violence at the Supreme Court of Canada
By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: #Don’tDisbelieveHer: Towards Recognition of Myths and Stereotypes about Intimate Partner Violence at the Supreme Court of Canada Case Commented On: Barendregt v Grebliunas, 2021 BCCA 11 (CanLII); appeal allowed, 2021 CanLII 124350 (SCC; written reasons to … Continue reading
