R v KGK: Judicial Deliberation Time and s. 11(b) Considerations
In R v Jordan, 2016 SCC 27 [Jordan], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) addressed the culture of complacency towards delays in the criminal justice system. These...
Author: Sabrina Shillingford
R v Chouhan: Accused Rights and Jury Selection
In a jury trial, s. 634(1) of the Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c C-46 formerly permitted both the accused and the Crown to challenge a limited number of jurors peremptorily (without providing...
Canada v Chhina: Should Habeas Corpus be Available to Immigration Detainees?
Author’s Note: A previous article for TheCourt.ca analyzes the decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal, here. While immigration detention continues to get a lot of scrutiny in the American...
R. v. W.L.S. – Misapplication of the Law in Sexual Assault Cases and the Need for Judicial Training
In May 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) affirmed that “the act of dragging the complainant while asleep and drugged is inconsistent with any sort of consent” R v...
