Courts

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Jurisdiction of the Youth Justice Court

From: Youth Criminal Justice Law, 3/e

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Examination of youth justice courts and services, offence jurisdiction, and age jurisdiction. ; 41 $4.10 Add
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McLachlin on the Supreme Court: 1989-2000

From: Beverley McLachlin

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Describes McLachlin’s career as an associate justice on the Supreme Court between 1989 and 2000. Analyses the key decisions, issues and debates that surrounded the court at that time. ; 32 $3.20 Add
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Not Criminally Responsible and the Role of Schizophrenia

From: The Death of a Butterfly

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Chapter 3 explores the role of schizophrenia and the issue of criminal responsibility. For an accused to be deemed not criminally responsible, the court has to find, based upon psychiatric … 85 $8.50 Add
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Part 4: The Threshold Burden on the Defendant: Section 137.1(3)

From: Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings

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Part 4 includes chapters 13 and 14. This chapter focuses on the threshold burden of the defendant as well as public interest. ; 25 $2.50 Add
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The Charter’s Influential Response to Judicial Activism

From: Supreme Court on Trial

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Discussion of the negotiations leading to the adoption of the Charter, and its influence domestically and abroad. 19 $1.90 Add
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The Federal Court of Appeal in the Judicial System

Appeals to the Supreme Court

From: The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court

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This chapter examines the “in between” of the Appeals to the Supreme Court, of which only a modest (and shrinking) proportion of which is accepted for full review. 22 $2.20 Add
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The Open Courts Principle, Litigant Privacy, and Electronic Court Records

From: Courts, Litigants, and the Digital Age 2/e

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Analysis of the effect on privacy from increased access to digital information. 27 $2.70 Add
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"De-anonymization" and "Re-anonymization"

Why Traditional Assumptions No Longer Apply

From: Courts, Litigants, and the Digital Age 2/e

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Examination of how “anonymized” information within court documents can be “re-identified”. 7 $0.70 Add
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An American Debate Comes to Canada

From: Supreme Court on Trial

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Discussion of critiques of judicial activism from various perspectives, and how the debate in Canada ought to be distinguished from that in the United States. 31 $3.10 Add
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Courts Constraining Parliament? Restraint and De Minimis

From: Sovereignty, Restraint, and Guidance

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Chapter 4 explains the interpretive presumption that, in devising criminal offences, Parliament did not intend to target courses of action that are widely believed to be morally permissible or, … 19 $1.90 Add
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Going to Court

From: Perils and Possibilities

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Part 5: The Merits Hurdle: Section 137.1(4)(a)

From: Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings

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Part 5 includes chapter 15-22. Topics include relevant legislation and caselaw of anti-SLAPP proceedings, merit, no valid defence, defence of justification, defence of fair comment, defence of … ; 83 $8.30 Add
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Profile of the Judiciary

From: The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court

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This chapter offers a profile of the judiciary by examining interviews with current and retired judges and prothonotaries of the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal and their observations. 29 $2.90 Add
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To the Centre Chair – McLachlin and the Chief Justice

From: Beverley McLachlin

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An overview of how and why Beverley McLachlin was named Canada’s first female chief justice. Explains the significance of the decision and provides an analysis of the responsiblities of the … ; 21 $2.10 Add
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What It Means to Be “Unfit to Stand Trial”

From: The Death of a Butterfly

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Chapter 4 explores what it means to be "unfit to stand trial", and the rules around the making of a treatment order. The treatment order is for the involuntary treatment of an accused … 32 $3.20 Add
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"Googling" the Judge and the Perception of Impartiality

Out-of-Court Speech, the Internet, and Judicial Ethics

From: Courts, Litigants, and the Digital Age 2/e

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Assessment of how technology, specifically the Internet and social networking, affects the scope and substance of acceptable judicial activities out of court. 23 $2.30 Add