In Memory of Professor Simon Fodden
“Enjoy, contribute, learn, teach…” – Professor Simon Fodden, in Slaw, July 2005 It is a privilege to learn the law. To have a legal education is to inherit a robust intellectual...
Monthly Archive: February 2018
Supreme Court of Canada Affirms Modern Treaties Must Be Honoured
On December 1, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun v Yukon, 2017 SCC 58 [Yukon], an important decision concerning the interpretation of...
You are not Alone: Ontario and British Columbia Invalidate Solitary Confinement
If one were to write the book on section 7 Charter litigation, I think it would be safe to say that we just started a new chapter.
In Your Own Backyard: The Implied Licence Doctrine and Section 8 of the Charter in R v Le
Do police officers have the power to enter a person’s backyard without express permission from the owner? On January 25, 2018, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) released R v...
