Disclosing the Truth of Jury Selection in R v Davey
Trial by jury is a fundamental aspect of the criminal justice system and a protected right under section 11(f) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms for crimes carrying...
Author: Sara Hanson
R v Nedelcu: The Right Against Self-Incrimination and the Return to the Unworkable Distinction
Protection against self-incrimination is one of the fundamental principles of the criminal justice system. You are probably familiar with the phrase, “pleading the fifth,” which refers to the Fifth Amendment...
Intercepting Text Messages in R v Doroslovac: An Unreasonable Search or Seizure?
Does an authorization to intercept an individual’s private communications include the ability to intercept text messages? The Ontario Court of Appeal recently considered this question in the case of R...
Hedges v Obama Part II: Freedom of Speech in the Age of Terror
The concept of freedom is one of the most perplexing issues that modern courts are forced to grapple with. Freedom is the glue that holds liberal democracies together; yet, in...
