Canada’s attitude towards Khadr remains unclear
Omar Khadr has fought and is fighting many battles, and one such has been in his country – suing Canada for interview records that the Canadian authorities conducted with him...
Monthly Archive: May 2008
R. v. D. B. – Protecting Youth Rights or Tinkering with Compromise?
The Supreme Court’s division in R. v. D.B. 2008 SCC 25 epitomizes the decades-long scholarly debate on the appropriate limits of judicial policy-making. On its face, R. v. D.B. is...
Lake v. Canada (Minister of Justice) – Reaffirming Judicial Deference To Federal Decisionmaking
With recent cases having taken great prominence both here at TheCourt.ca and likewise in the wider media, Lake v. Canada (Minister of Justice) 2008 SCC 23 has gone somewhat overlooked....
R. v. D.B.: A Sign of Things To Come?
In the field of Criminal Justice, the Supreme Court of Canada — once amorphously centrist in its politics — is beginning to show signs of right/left divisions that are more...
