Case Comment – Gomboc Decision, 2010 SCC 55
Here is a link to my website for a case comment on the Gomboc that will be published in an upcoming issue of RegQuest. Enjoy the reading.
Supreme Court of Canada
Bilingualism and the Supreme Court
As reported by the Globe and Mail, a bill requiring that all future Supreme Court justices be bilingual was passed last week and now awaits Senate approval. The private member’s Bill C-232, tabled by NDP…
Are there inalienable rights in Canada?
Pulat Yunusov We in Canada like to think of ourselves as free. We also like to think we have rights. The police can’t throw us in jail for our political views. And if they do…
Grant v. Torstar and the defence of responsible communication: implications for bloggers and users of other online media
In the recent decision of Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61 (“Grantâ€) and its companion case, Quan v. Cusson, 2009 SCC 62 (“Quanâ€), the Supreme Court of Canada sought to strike a more appropriate…
SCC to hear Pickton’s Appeal
The Supreme Court of Canada has decided that it will hear an expanded list of “errors in law” that helped to convict serial killer Robert Pickton’s appeal. Full story
Journalistic privilege
Paper fights to shield its source Tonda MacCharles writes for the Toronto Star: The constitutional guarantee of a free press is “meaningless” if it does not protect journalists from being forced to reveal the identity…
Ottawa abandons case against Charkaoui
Divisive terror law losing traction Can we trust secret evidence, often borrowed from foreign countries, to throw people out of Canada? Colin Freeze explains the security certificates: … federal ministers sign off on a certificate…
Charkaoui: the name every Canadian law student knows
Six years in legal labyrinth Charkaoui, however, is the legal star of the five. He’s won two Supreme Court challenges and, as he gradually demolished Ottawa’s case against him, managed to make the government look…
Litigious
Ottawa to launch Supreme Court appeal of Khadr ruling The federal government will go to the Supreme Court of Canada to appeal a court order to bring Omar Khadr home from a U.S. military prison,…
Hypnosis evidence and murder
Man admits committing 1992 murder AÂ former Canada Post supervisor admitted today to the 1992 killing of his girlfriend, two years after the Supreme Court of Canada threw out his conviction in a landmark decision because…
Major criminal law Charter cases to be released Friday: Grant, Suberu, Harrison
I have huge news for anyone interested in criminal law (and indeed, many accused persons). After years of anticipation, the Supreme Court of Canada is finally set to release some of the most important criminal…
Harper Picks Justice Thomas Cromwell to Complete S.C.C.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has nominated Nova Scotia appeal judge Thomas Cromwell to sit on the Supreme Court of Canada. Justice Cromwell will succeed Justice Michel Bastarache, who retired from the S.C.C. on 30 June…