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Extended Territoriality versus Extraterritoriality

Extended Territoriality versus Extraterritoriality

A Key Jurisdictional Distinction

From: Law Beyond Borders

Explanation of the difference between the principles of extraterritoriality and extended territoriality, and how the latter is exercised in Canadian criminal and civil proceedings. ; ; ; 37 $3.70 Add
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Facebook, Social Networking, and the Appearance of Impropriety

Facebook, Social Networking, and the Appearance of Impropriety

For Judges, Less is More

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

Discussion of social media practices and policies for judges in the United States and Canada. 27 $2.70 Add
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Fault and Guidance

Fault and Guidance

From: Sovereignty, Restraint, and Guidance

Chapter 10 argues that, inasmuch as criminal offences are intended to guide the conduct of members of the public, there is no intrinsic need to set out express fault requirements. Moreover, … 35 $3.50 Add
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Fifty Years of Taxation at the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court
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Fifty Years of Taxation at the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court

From: The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court

This chapter examines how the Federal Court jurisdiction over tax matters has changed over the past fifty years, and as a result, how the determination of the court’s jurisdiction has … 43 $4.30 Add
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Fitness to Stand Trial

Fitness to Stand Trial

From: The Death of a Butterfly

Chapter 2 discusses the significance of fitness to stand trial in legal proceedings. This is a routine practice in place to ensure that all accused are generally aware of their circumstances and … 39 $3.90 Add
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Showdown: Prime Minister vs. Chief Justice

Showdown: Prime Minister vs. Chief Justice

From: Beverley McLachlin

An overview of the McLachlin Court’s clashes with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Discusses the cases Harper’s government lost in the Supreme Court and the resulting tension between … ; 25 $2.50 Add
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Four Dimensions of Judicial Activism

Four Dimensions of Judicial Activism

From: Supreme Court on Trial

Discussion of the meaning of judicial activism by exploring popular understandings of the phrase, and the differences between American and non-American approaches to it. 17 $1.70 Add
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Framing the Issues

Framing the Issues

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

Overview of the issues arising from the interplay between technology and judging. 8 $0.80 Add
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Going to Court

Going to Court

From: Perils and Possibilities

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"Googling" the Judge and the Perception of Impartiality

"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

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
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Guidance, Culpability, and Mistake of Law

Guidance, Culpability, and Mistake of Law

From: Sovereignty, Restraint, and Guidance

Chapter 12 examines the doctrine that errors of law cannot excuse. The doctrine has sometimes been criticized as unfair to defendants. But from a guidance-centred perspective, it would be … 31 $3.10 Add
Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings
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Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings

The anti-SLAPP legislation, more formally known as section 137.1 of the Courts of Justice Act in Ontario and the Protection of Public Participation Act in British Columbia, is arguably the most … ; 566 View
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History

History

From: The Death of a Butterfly

Chapter 1 provides a history of the mental health court, and how the mental health court in Toronto came to be. This chapter also looks into the increase in the numbers of mentally ill people … 38 $3.80 Add
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Incapacity and the Ladder of Agency

Incapacity and the Ladder of Agency

From: Sovereignty, Restraint, and Guidance

Chapter 14 reflects on the common law approach to non-mental disorder automatism. Critics have complained that the scope of the “defence” has been inappropriately narrowed by the … 27 $2.70 Add
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Intellectual Property in Canada’s Federal Courts
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Intellectual Property in Canada’s Federal Courts

An Empirical Review of Proceedings

From: The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court

This chapter examines how Intellectual Property has been dealt with in the in Canada’s Federal Courts over the last twenty-five years, or, where possible, fifty years. 45 $4.50 Add
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Footprints in the Sand? Or Handprints in Cement?

Footprints in the Sand? Or Handprints in Cement?

From: Beverley McLachlin

Provides a review of McLachlin’s lasting legacy and the continuing influence her work has had on Canadian society. ; 11 $1.10 Add