R v Awashish and the Writ of Certiorari
On the 26th of October, 2018 the Supreme Court of Canada issued their judgement in R v Awashish. For those unfamiliar, R v Awashish is a...
Policing the Racialized: Is Investigative Detention a Race-based Practice?
Like so many legal problems, the question of whether the practice of investigative detention is one affected by racism is a complicated...
Sexual Assault: Defences, Judicial Interpretations and Recent Cases (R v He and R v McCaw)
The Canadian legal system has made progress in cases of sexual assault in the most recent years but there is still a lot of challenges to...
Difficulties Litigating Crimes in Cyber Spaces (a student perspective)
In the new age of technology and with an ever-growing access to the internet comes a unique challenge for law enforcement and for the...
Ach-Oops: Sneezing as a Defense for Dangerous Driving (a 1L blawg)
Imagine you’re driving down Portage Avenue at a reasonable speed, when you feel the sudden urge to sneeze. You erupt into a sneezing fit,...
