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R v Brown: Think Before You Get High - T Xiang

R v Brown: Think Before You Get High - Tobey Xiang Introduction Intoxication as a defence occupies a unique status in criminal law. While normal levels of intoxication induced by alcohol alone have been proven to be insufficient to place a person in a state of automatism, extreme intoxication caused by alcohol in addition to other psychoactive subst...

It’s 2022, We Should Know What Consent Is - Maria Garcia Manzano

It’s 2022, We Should Know What Consent Is - Maria Garcia Manzano Consent appears to be a complicated subject that all levels of courts still struggle to understand.[1] The meaning of consent entails the voluntary agreement to engage in any s*xual activity. [2] However, the courts understanding of consent has been riddled with confusion since the damaging preceden...

HIV Non-disclosure and R v Murphy - Stefan Kriening

HIV Non-disclosure and R v Murphy - Stefan Kriening The issue of the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure has become a more widely discussed and debated topic since the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R v Mabior. It can be argued that the decision forces an overly harsh punishment for people who do not disclose their HIV status prior to inte...

Moral Considerations in Opposition to Jurisprudence - Brandon Latawiec

Moral Considerations in Opposition to Jurisprudence - Brandon Latawiec Introduction – Evolving Moral Values Criminal law generally attempts to impose societal notions of morality equally, but this process can be impeded by the legal system itself. Moral values are especially significant in criminal law, where, although the law is codified, interpretations of the code...