The Right to Remain Silent
The Toronto Star published an editorial on R v. Singh, where the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a Jagrup Singh, who was interrogated even after requesting to remain silent as his right under under s. 10(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The majority decision stated,
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With midterms approaching the stress and tension is visibly palpable. It seems nearly everyone appears to be determined to beat the tight bell curve of a “B” average.
I can already envision the disappointment on people’s faces, including mine.
Some Whine with that Cheese
Robert Farley shares some humourous commentary about typical grade complaints on Lawyers, […]
As our team of first-year Canadian law students approach their first exams in law school, ever, the site will present content with less frequency.
You can expect an additional podcast for the year of 2007, and for posts to resume in the New Year.
Twelve people criminally convicted of murder of their child or loved one are happy today.
Forensic evidence used against them was found to be faulty. Several other pending cases have also been tossed out.
The pediatric forensic pathologist involved, Dr. Charles Smith, is the center of an investigation by the Chief Coroner’s Office.
Counsel for Dr. […]
In most Commonwealth countries the designation for lawyers is LL.B., for Bachelor of Laws.
The University of Toronto breaks ranks with Canadian law schools, issuing a J.D., or Juris Doctor to its graduates. The J.D. designation is used in American law schools.
However, the UofT J.D. is not recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA), and […]
by Alex Dimson (From the September Issue of Nexus, Western Law’s Student Newspaper)
The mystery of how a final copy of Western Law’s first-year ethics exam made its way to a library photocopier several days before the exam date has yet to be solved but Faculty officials say that no other exam was compromised.
Western Law’s […]
by Mana Khami (From the October Issue of Nexus, Western Law’s Student Newspaper)
The author of a book on the legal profession says that he has some regrets about the controversy that has erupted since its publication.
Philip Slayton, who spoke to Nexus from his downtown Toronto penthouse said that while it is not true that […]
by Alex Dimson (from the October Issue of Nexus, Western Law’s Student Newspaper)
It takes business savvy and a tempering of salary goals but ultimately a career in public interest can be highly rewarding, one of Canada’s most famous public interest lawyers told Western law students recently.
In a talk on public interest careers, Murray Klippenstein discussed […]
The earliest origins of the common law criminal code is Edward Livinston’s Draft Code for Louisiana in 1826. In 1837, Thomas Babington Macauley then used this to create the Model Penal Code, which was introduced to India in 1860.
All common law criminal codes have their origin either in this penal code, or in St. […]
