Category Archives: Criminal

R v Theriault: A Case of Epistemic Injustice

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Brynne Harding

By: Brynne Harding PDF Version: R v Theriault: A Case of Epistemic Injustice Case Commented On: R v Theriault, 2020 ONSC 3317 (CanLII) On the morning of Friday, June 26, 2020 – among more than 20,000 other people – I tuned … Continue reading →

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Like A House of Cards: Sentencing McKnight

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: Like A House of Cards: Sentencing McKnight Case Commented On: R v McKnight, 2020 ABQB 443 (CanLII) Law abhors a vacuum; to be meaningful, legal rules and principles must be tethered to reality. This means the law … Continue reading →

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Adding Zora to the 1L Crime Syllabus

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver  PDF Version: Adding Zora to the 1L Crime Syllabus Case Commented On: R v Zora, 2020 SCC 14 (CanLII) It is never too soon to start thinking about the fall semester – in fact, I keep a running list … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court of Canada Finally Addresses Racial Profiling by Police

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Meryl Friedland

By: Meryl Friedland PDF Version: Supreme Court of Canada Finally Addresses Racial Profiling by Police Cases Commented On: R v Le, 2019 SCC 34 (CanLII); R v Ahmad, 2020 SCC 11 (CanLII) Nine minutes. This is the length of time … Continue reading →

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Regulating Covid-19 From the Criminal Law Perspective

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: Regulating Covid-19 From the Criminal Law Perspective The focus of this post is criminal law. This is a bold statement considering we are, with this COVID-19 crisis, currently deeply within the regulatory world. There is … Continue reading →

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