Exam Flashcards
Roncarelli v Duplesis 1959
Jehova Witness denited liquor liscence by Premier
Baker v Canada 1999
Jamaican women being deported, allowed to stay to protect her children
Crown Culture and Wrongful COnviction
Green. Systemic causes, tunnel vision, reforms
Expanding Victim’s Rights in the Charter Era and Beyond
Barrett. Victims now have minimal rights
Children/SexAss indirect questioning
Restitution via courts
Impact statements
Max Weber’s Theory of Law and Capitalism
David Trubek. Capitalism needs predictable law. Legalism legitamizes class domination
Rudder v Microsoft Corp 1999
Location of trial, online contracts
Donoghue v Stevenson 1932
Snail in ginger beer, Duty of care
Law State and the Class Struggle: A Marxist Critique of Criminal Law
Hunt
Domination
Edwart et al v Canada 1829
Persons, female senators
Childs v Desmoreaux 2006
Host and drunk drivers
Charkaou v Canada 2007
Security certificates violate Habeus Corpus
Somerset v Stewart 1772
Bans slavery in the British Empire
The Judge and the Adversary System
Neil Brooks. In ideal situation better at fact finding and counteracts bias
Wrongful Conviction: Advesarial and Inquisitorial Themes
Kent Roach. Inquisitorial changes to system
R v Morgenteller 1988
Legalizes abortion
Embracing Change: How NJI Adapts to the Changing Role of the Judge
Justice Kent. Cross-Canada workshops with judge input
The Meaning and Scope of Judicial Independence
Bora Laskin. Judge misconduct
The Relationships Between the Courts and Media
Justice McLahlin. Press should maintain confidence in the Judiciary. Courts should insure the journalists get the facts
Will Women Judges Really Make a Difference
Justice Willson. Equality Lit, Family, Criminal, Tort, Human rights are all male law
Against Settlement
Owen Fiss. Basically plea bargains
Legal Services and the Poor
RJ Gathercole. Only the worst crimes, absolute poorest, and the rich have access to legal aid
Legal Education as Training for Hierarch
Duncan Kennedy. Law School = Trade School
The Challenges we Face
Justice McLahlin. Trials are slow and expensive
For Reconciliation
Andrew McThenia and Thomas Schaffer
Trial system doesn’t reconcile parties
ADR offers more nuanced justice
