Robson Crim Legal Blog

Consent appears to be a complicated subject that all levels of courts still struggle to understand. The meaning of consent entails the voluntary agreement to engage in any sexual activity. However, the courts understanding of consent has been riddled with confusion since the damaging precedent established by the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) in R v Hutchinson.

The issue of the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure has become a more widely discussed and debated topic since the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R v Mabior. It can be argued that the decision forces an overly harsh punishment for people who do not disclose their HIV status prior to intercourse, even if they have a low chance of transmitting HIV to their partner. It can also be argued that it does not properly address the scientific progress.

Does crime pay? In the absence of any criminal law enforcement, it most certainly can. Theft is simply a specific mode of economic production that extracts resources from human beings using force or guile. An Attila who is good with a sword and a horse always has an incentive to simply become a highwayman and live off of random acts of banditry. Like any sort of economic activity, groups of thieves can more formally organize to enhance the scale, effectiveness, and specializa