Consent: How the Growing Issue of Stealthing Needs to be Addressed - Jamie Robertson
The case of R v Kirkpatrick (“Kirkpatrick”) concerns an issue that is important to address and define: consent. What exactly does consent entail? Is it just the physical act between two people as found in R v Hutchinson at the Supreme Court of Canada, or is it more than that? Can you consent to sexual relations with someone but only with conditions such as using a condom? This is precisely the issue the courts are faced with in the case of Kirkpatrick.
Authority Figures & Evidence of Inducement in Sexual Assault Cases: Snelgrove
In R v Snelgrove, the question of inducement, required to satisfy the abuse of power test, was the leading issue.
Early Prints: "The Slow Death of the Reasonable Steps Requirement for the Mistake of Age Defence"
The Manitoba Law Journal Criminal Law edition has a call for papers out due Feb 1 2021. We have accepted some articles already. We are pleased to present this early draft of Professor Isabel Grant's paper "The Slow Death of the Reasonable Steps Requirement for the Mistake of Age Defence" featured in the upcoming 2021 Manitoba Law Journal Criminal Law Edition volume 44.
The Mens Rea of Sexual Assault: How Jury Instructions are Getting it Wrong
Paul M Alexander and Prof. Kelly De Luca delve into the complex world of jury instructions in sexual assault trials in “The Mens Rea of...
