Peeling Back the Court’s Decision in R v NS
On December 20th, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in R v NS, 2012 SCC 72 [NS]. As Kirk Makin stated in an article written for the Globe &...
Monthly Archive: January 2013
Supreme Court Clarifies the Law of Duress, Ends Nicole Ryan’s Tragic Ordeal
“This appeal raises a novel question,” Justices LeBel and Cromwell’s majority decision starts out: “[M]ay a wife, whose life is threatened by her abusive husband, rely on the defence of...
