Chaired by Professor William Schabas (Irish Centre for Human Rights), the panel included Professor Catherine Lu (McGill University), Professor Gary Bass (Princeton University), and Justice Richard Goldstone (Constitutional Court of South Africa, Prosecutor – International…
On October 11th, the Global Conference on the Prevention of Genocide begins in Montreal. The Echenberg Family Conference on Human Rights is organized by the McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism and the…
After reading R. v. Keegstra one might assume that protecting “identifiable groups” from hate communications is an objective maintained through all levels of government and their subsidiary agencies. For we live in a country that…
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms covers pretty much every aspect of criminal law. It guarantees freedom of expression and equality, but also the criminalization of conduct, investigation of crimes, prosecution of offences, determination…
Crimes in Canada Serious offences in Canada under Criminal Law are called indictable, some of which are triable by judge and jury. Less serious crimes are called summary offences, and are triable only by magistrate…
