Under Arrest? - R v Latimer - Katie Rothwell
The case of R v Latimer is not your typical murder case; in fact, it is far from it. R v Latimer is a case that made headlines across...
The Mens Rea Defence – R. v. Zora - Prachi Sanghavi
Background Mens rea is latin for “guilty mind” and in criminal law, refers to the frame of mind an individual was in before committing a...
Concerns about Prosecuting Art Portraying Child Abuse- J Hildebrandt
Author, Yvan Godbout, was charged on April 2019 with making child pornography, an offence under s.163.1(2) of the Criminal Code of Canada...
Fleming v Ontario - Patrick Gutowski
Fleming v Ontario appears to be a victory for defenders of individual liberties against the expansion of police powers. In reality, this...
The Disappearance of Criminal Law: Police Powers and The Supreme Court - a review by C. Hentig
One of the topics in the book written by Richard Jochelson, Kirsten Kramar, and Mark Doerksen is on the right to silence and counsel. The...
