Click to Convict? Navigating the Prejudicial Pitfalls of Social Media Evidence in Canadian Courts
By: Austin Lees and Sean White Introduction: Since the early 2000s, we have witnessed social media's rapid rise and integration...
The Privileged Text: R v Walsh and Spousal Privilege
Author names: Allison Byram and Esther Adegbesan Introduction Spousal privilege has existed for hundreds of years, serving as a legal...
A Caution-ary Tale: R v Tessier and the Impact of the Absence of Police Cautions on the Admissibility of Statements Under the Confessions Rule
Authors: Kaitlyn Mitchell and Riley O’Hara Introduction The admissibility of statements made to police has been widely debated in the...
CALL FOR PAPERS: Robson Crim’s Annual Special Issue on Criminal Law
The Manitoba Law Journal in conjunction with Robsoncrim.com are pleased to announce our annual call for papers in Criminal Law. We seek submissions related to criminal law, criminology and criminal justice and cognate disciplines in Canada, the USA and the world. Since 2016 we began publishing 2-4 volumes annually of this specialized criminal law volume. We publish through Manitoba Law Journal which is one of Canada’s oldest law journals having a history that traces back over
Admissibility of Hearsay: Schneider and Contextualization
Author: Anne Onnamous The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) describes hearsay as an out of court statement admitted for the truth of its...
