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Mistake and Moral Proximity

Mistake and Moral Proximity

From: Sovereignty, Restraint, and Guidance

Chapter 11 both qualifies and advances the theme that courts have tended to interpret the fault requirement for criminal offences in a manner that resists an impact on guidance. Since the … 44 $4.40 Add
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Mostly Sovereign

Mostly Sovereign

From: Sovereignty, Restraint, and Guidance

Chapter 1 considers the constitutional and statutory context within which criminal legislation is created and interpreted. It examines the boundaries placed on Parliament’s criminal … 44 $4.40 Add
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Not Criminally Responsible and the Role of Schizophrenia

Not Criminally Responsible and the Role of Schizophrenia

From: The Death of a Butterfly

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 1: Background and Context
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Part 1: Background and Context

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

Part 1 includes chapters 1-6. Topics included in these chapters are defamation and libel law, the internet, campaigns of vilification and defamation, damages and anti-SLAPP law. ; 63 $6.30 Add
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Part 2: The Legislation and Its Objectives
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Part 2: The Legislation and Its Objectives

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

Part 2 includes chapters 7-10. Topics included in these chapters are legislative objectives and background to Anti-SLAPP proceedings, statutory interpretations, and judicial screening. ; 29 $2.90 Add
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Part 3: Preliminary Considerations
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Part 3: Preliminary Considerations

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

Part 3 includes chapters 11 and 12. Topics include jurisdiction as well as expression and platforms of publication. ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Part 4: The Threshold Burden on the Defendant: Section 137.1(3)
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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

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

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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Part 6: The Public Interest Hurdle: Section 137.1(4)(b)
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Part 6: The Public Interest Hurdle: Section 137.1(4)(b)

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

Part 6 includes chapters 23-29. Topics included in these chapters are proof of harm, the weighing of public interest, examination of the factors to determine harm, evidence of harm, actions that … ; 81 $8.10 Add
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Part 7: Costs and Damages
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Part 7: Costs and Damages

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

Part 7 includes chapter 30-34. Topics discussed in these chapters include costs and damages, as well as, British Columbia anti-SLAPP proceedings. ; 48 $4.80 Add
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Part 8: Procedural Rules
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Part 8: Procedural Rules

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

Part 8 includes chapters 35-40. Topics discussed in these chapters include procedural matters of anti-SLAPP proceedings, specifically, no further steps in proceeding, no amendment to pleadings, … ; 75 $7.50 Add
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Part 9: Procedural Issues in Anti-SLAPP Motions
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Part 9: Procedural Issues in Anti-SLAPP Motions

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

Part 9 includes chapter 41-44. Topics discussed include anti-SLAPP motions, specifically interventions, apologies, retractions, and publication bans. ; 33 $3.30 Add
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Presuming Restraint

Presuming Restraint

From: Sovereignty, Restraint, and Guidance

Chapter 5 looks at a number of substantive criminal law doctrines in which one can see the gravitational pull of the presumption of restraint. In particular, it considers the courts’ … 39 $3.90 Add
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Profile of the Judiciary
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Profile of the Judiciary

From: The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court

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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Reading Criminal Offences

Reading Criminal Offences

From: Sovereignty, Restraint, and Guidance

Chapter 2 concerns the rules that govern statutory interpretation. In interpreting criminal offences, courts are bound by the legislative purposes underpinning and animating the relevant … 50 $5.00 Add
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Representative Labelling

Representative Labelling

From: Sovereignty, Restraint, and Guidance

Chapter 9 examines a further implication of the guidance function, taking the Supreme Court’s majority decision in Martineau as its point of departure. In Martineau, the majority struck … 36 $3.60 Add