Anti-South Asian Hate Online in Canada
Canada on the international stage has always portrayed itself to be welcoming to newcomers. However, this is not the reality for many Indians and other South Asians living in Canada. Anti-South Asian sentiment on social media has become increasingly visible. Every person in Canada has the right to free speech. However, this right is subject to certain restrictions. So, one could ask: How far can a joke go before someone is offended? And can that offence be criminalized?
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
Proposing Proportionality for the Self-Defence and Defence of Property Provisions in the Criminal Co
When Code provisions come under to scrutiny and become subject to or warrant change, the familiar debate between broad standards and more...
Exorcising S.230 (and other Poltergeists) from the Criminal Code
Image by: QYD This week in my Criminal Law and Procedure class at Robson Hall, the students and I had an engaging discussion about...
