Tightening Bail in Canada: Will Bill C-14 Improve Safety or Deepen Inequality?
This blog examines whether the proposed Bill C-14 will improve public safety or deepen existing problems in Canada’s bail system. Governments have argued that stricter bail rules are necessary to address repeat offending and to help make communities safer, but others warn that creating tougher laws may undermine the presumption of innocence and create new pressures on the justice system. The main question is whether Bill C-14 will be creating reform that will protect the publ
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
Sign the Petition: Wrongful Conviction Day
We urge those interested in a more just Canada to sign this petition: Petition to the Government of Canada Whereas: The loss of one’s...
Regulating Gender: Transgender People’s Experiences in the Criminal Justice System
In light of underemployment (Khobzi Rotondi et al., 2013; Badgett et al., 2007), unstable housing (Thornhill & Klein, 2010), social and...
