R v Zora: SCC renews call for restraint when setting bail conditions
It’s no secret that Canada’s bail system is (still) broken.
Tagged: Criminal justice
Five Years Too Long – R v Thanabalasingham: The Jordan Rule Affirmed
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) or (“the Court”) released their decision on R. v. Thanabalasingham 2020 SCC 18 [Thanabalasingham] on July 17, 2020. This case has been consistent with...
R v RS: Considering Lived Realities in Self-Defence Claims
If an individual is hit in the head with a baseball bat and subsequently shoots and kills his attacker, were they acting in self-defence? What if the individual fired four...
Judicial Biography: Justice Michael J. Moldaver
Post 3/9 in TheCourt.ca’s Judicial Biography Series (Fall 2019). If we were to ask what it is we expect from our criminal justice system there are four thoughts that come...
