In Memorandum: Wendy Babcock (1979-2011)
Law students like to think the have it rough. But some of us have it rougher than others, especially those of us that took the less traveled road to law school. This evening The Star announced that...
View ArticleReview of Dennis Edney’s Lecture, “The Rule of Law in an Age of Terror”
“Human rights have a dysfunctional relationship with justice. The language is certainly beautiful, but it’s all dressed up with nowhere to go,” charged Dennis Edney in a scathing lecture at the Faculty...
View ArticleThe death of Troy Davis
On September 21, 2011, at 11:08 pm Eastern Daylight Time, Troy Anthony Davis was declared dead. Cause of death: lethal injection. Administered by: employees of the state of Georgia. Legal justification...
View ArticleSqueezing Blood From A Stone: No Onus on Impecunious Offender to Prove...
In the recent Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) decision in R. v. Topp, 2011 SCC 43 the Crown attempted to do the impossible and get blood from a stone. The metaphorical stone in this case was John...
View ArticleSafe injection facilities and arbitrary government decisions
I often talk to friends or strangers about law. I remember a debate I had with someone once about the government. Can it make arbitrary decisions? I said yes, and he said, rather indignantly, no. His...
View ArticleHow Hate and Law Collide
2nd When Law and Hate Collide Pan-European Hate Crime Symposium
View ArticleLawFacts: Online Legal Advice from Legal Aid Ontario
By: Simon Borys; Cross Posted on Simon Says Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) recently launched a website entitled LawFacts which is designed to provide information about the criminal justice system to people in...
View ArticleINDEPENDENT OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY: GREATER POWER & ACCESS TO...
Introduction What is the proper scope of state power and its agent the public lawyer in Criminal law? Moreover, are there enough incentives for public lawyers such as prosecutors to remain...
View ArticleA Quebec man convicted of manslaughter of his daughter gets 60 days in jail.
A Quebec man convicted of manslaughter of his daughter gets 60 days in jail. You’ve read it right and on top of this ‘gentle’ sentence, the man is to serve two times per week over a period of 30 weeks,...
View ArticleDoctor Associated with Gang-rape Case De-clutters Phone
By Shannon O’Connor Doctor Associated with Gang-rape Case De-clutters Phone Tim Alamenciak, a Toronto Star reporter addressed a topical legal issue in Thursday’s newspaper. The staff reporter...
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