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R. v. Hodgson, 2024 SCC 25 Canadian law is made up of two main primary sources: legislation and case law. Legislation consists of statutes, which are laws passed by the Legislature, while case law consists of written judicial decisions of the courts. Case law creates precedents, meaning that judges follow previous rulings that guide them […]

https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/18035/index.do What is an 11(b) defence? The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is meant to guarantee that the person’s criminal charges are dealt with expeditiously thus limiting the time that the person’s liberty is interfered with through bail conditions etc. Any person charged with an offence has the right: (b) to be tried within […]

https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/17804/index.do R. v. Le: What are you rights when it comes to interaction with the police? The Canadian Charter of rights and Freedoms guarantees protection from arbitrary detention and unreasonable search and seizure. s. 9 Everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned. In R. v. Le, the Supreme Court of Canada […]

 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/17515/index.do What is voyeurism? In R. v. Jarvis, the Supreme Court of Canada dealt with the offence voyeurism under section 162(1) of the Canadian Criminal Code.