No More Duncan Instruction in Canada (so why say it?)
Duncan instruction The Duncan instruction, originating from the 1981 decision of the English Court of Appeal in R v Duncan, 73 Cr App R 359, is a trial judge’s direction...
Duncan instruction The Duncan instruction, originating from the 1981 decision of the English Court of Appeal in R v Duncan, 73 Cr App R 359, is a trial judge’s direction...
Civil cases involving allegations of criminal or morally blameworthy conduct, such as sexual assault against minors, carry social stigma that go beyond other types of civil disputes. Until very recently,...
Le Patrimoine Familial In Québec, the family patrimony is established immediately upon marriage or civil union of two persons. The principle behind the family patrimony is that a marriage creates...
In addition to the safeguards available to adult detainees, section 146 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, SC 2002, c 1 [YCJA] imposes certain requirements that must be met in...