Category Archives: Criminal
If Not Now, When?
By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: If Not Now, When? Case Commented On: R v Natomagan, 2022 ABCA 48 (CanLII) The opening paragraphs of the recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision in R v Natomagan, 2022 ABCA 48 (CanLII), belie the significance … Continue reading
Who is Responsible for Extreme Intoxication?
By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: Who is Responsible for Extreme Intoxication? Case Commented On: R v Brown, 2021 ABCA 273 (CanLII) (Supreme Court of Canada Appeal Hearing Scheduled for November 9, 2021) What you are about to read is not the … Continue reading
Appellate Court Discusses Impact of Mental Health on Sentencing in Overturning Jail Term for Possession of Gun
By: Meryl Friedland PDF Version: Appellate Court Discusses Impact of Mental Health on Sentencing in Overturning Jail Term for Possession of Gun Case Commented On: R v Fabbro, 2021 ONCA 494 (CanLII) The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released R v … Continue reading
Lost in Precedent: Preserving “the Rule of Law” Through the Minimization of Identity
By: Emma Arnold-Fyfe PDF Version: Lost in Precedent: Preserving “the Rule of Law” Through the Minimization of Identity Case Commented On: R v Blackplume, 2021 ABCA 2 (CanLII) Editor’s Note During Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Week at the University … Continue reading
Harnessing the Power of AI Technology; A Commentary on the Law Commission of Ontario Report on AI and the Criminal Justice System
By: Lisa Silver and Gideon Christian PDF Version: Harnessing the Power of AI Technology; A Commentary on the Law Commission of Ontario Report on AI and the Criminal Justice System Report Commented On: Law Commission of Ontario, The Rise and … Continue reading
