The Dangers of a Punitive Approach to Victim Participation in Sentencing
Elizabeth Janzen writes an impactful paper in: The Dangers of a Punitive Approach to Victim Participation in Sentencing: Victim Impact Statements after the Victims Bill of Rights Act .
In the paper she examines "the Canadian regime governing the participation of victims in sentencing through the use of victim impact statements, with a focus on the regime following the 2015 amendments implemented through the Victims Bill of Rights Act".
Moving to an Independent Wrongful Conviction Review Process
On December 13, 2019, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent an official mandate letter to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, David Lametti. In this letter, the establishment of an independent Criminal Case Review Commission was listed as a top priority of Canada’s current federal government.
Early Prints: "The Slow Death of the Reasonable Steps Requirement for the Mistake of Age Defence"
The Manitoba Law Journal Criminal Law edition has a call for papers out due Feb 1 2021. We have accepted some articles already. We are pleased to present this early draft of Professor Isabel Grant's paper "The Slow Death of the Reasonable Steps Requirement for the Mistake of Age Defence" featured in the upcoming 2021 Manitoba Law Journal Criminal Law Edition volume 44.
CALL FOR PAPERS: Closes February 1, 2021
We are down to less than one month to get your submissions in to info@robsoncrim.com The Manitoba Law Journal in conjunction with...
Robsoncrim welcomes Colton Fehr to Team
Happy new year everyone. It has been a while since we added someone to our collective here at robsoncrim.com We are delighted that Colton...
