Civil Courts Introducing a New Intimate Partner Violence Tort: Coercive and Controlling Behaviour and the Potential Barriers to Victims for Access to Justice [ Part 2 ]
Survivors who experience CCB by an intimate partner may find themselves needing to seek help and safety from the court system. Individuals may not know the potential risks of seeking intervention from the court system that may lead to further CCB if the intimate partner misuses the court system. Litigation abuse can cause substantial harm to an individual in the court system. This discussion will examine several potential barriers and concerns arising from the new IPV tort.
The Art of the Self-Snitch: Rap Lyrics, Admissibility, and the Hearsay Rule
Gangsta Rap’s tendency to exaggerate criminal activity leads to issues of reliability. How truthful are these stories? Can we reliably take these lyrics as fact? In the context of prosecution, a key question arises: can rap lyrics be used to establish criminal liability notwithstanding the reliability issues from exaggeration?
The discussion focuses on when rap lyrics are admissible as evidence within the context of hearsay, and the balance between artistic expression and cr
Where Law Meets Limitations: The Roles and Boundaries of Trial Judges in the Development of the Common Law
There is no question that historically, women and men have been hesitant to come forward and report sexual offences. These victims are afraid to come forward because of the fear of not being believed, fear of retribution, and fear of the criminal justice system and its methods. However, in the past few decades, the combined efforts of Parliament and the common law have helped to bridge some of the gaps that perpetuate these fears.
Protecting Privacy at the Expense of Victims’ Rights: R v Bykovets
The internet has forever altered the criminal landscape, making it easier for offenders to collect, share and trade child sexual abuse material (CSAM) across both the regular and dark web. Between 2014 and 2022, there were 15,630 reports from police of online sexual offences against children and 45,816 reports of online CSAM in Canada.
IP Addresses - Do Police Have a Right to Use as Evidence?
The internet has become part of our everyday life in today’s society. Browsing the internet for hours at a time is not an uncommon practice. When someone uses the internet, they leave their fingerprint in the form of an Internet Protocol Address (IP Address). “An IP address is a string of numbers assigned to an internet-connected device. Think of it like an address on a house. Your computer network uses the IP address to communicate with other computers, websites, and all par
