http://www.chartercases.com Exploring Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms Sun, 07 Apr 2013 07:52:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-mailhot-2013-scc-17/ http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-mailhot-2013-scc-17/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:54:33 +0000 jmaddock http://www.chartercases.com/?p=370 Continue reading →]]> http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-mailhot-2013-scc-17/feed/ 0 http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-telus-communications-co-2013-scc-16/ http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-telus-communications-co-2013-scc-16/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:53:26 +0000 jmaddock http://www.chartercases.com/?p=368 Continue reading →]]> http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-telus-communications-co-2013-scc-16/feed/ 0 http://www.chartercases.com/saskatchewan-human-rights-commission-v-whatcott-2013-scc-11/ http://www.chartercases.com/saskatchewan-human-rights-commission-v-whatcott-2013-scc-11/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:50:28 +0000 jmaddock http://www.chartercases.com/?p=364 Continue reading →]]> http://www.chartercases.com/saskatchewan-human-rights-commission-v-whatcott-2013-scc-11/feed/ 0 http://www.chartercases.com/quebec-attorney-general-v-a-2013-scc-5/ http://www.chartercases.com/quebec-attorney-general-v-a-2013-scc-5/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:07:59 +0000 jmaddock http://www.chartercases.com/?p=359 de facto spouse" who did not receive spousal support at the end of a seven-year conjugal relationship, challenged the constitutionality of Article 585 of the Quebec Civil Code, which establishes a right of spousal support in the event of divorce, but not in the event of the breakdown of a marriage-like relationship. This distinction, A argued, is contrary to the guarantee of equality in Section 15(1) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Continue reading →]]> http://www.chartercases.com/quebec-attorney-general-v-a-2013-scc-5/feed/ 0 http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-n-s-2012-scc-72/ http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-n-s-2012-scc-72/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 03:34:47 +0000 jmaddock http://www.chartercases.com/?p=351 Continue reading →]]> http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-n-s-2012-scc-72/feed/ 0 http://www.chartercases.com/sriskandarajah-v-united-states-of-america-2012-scc-70/ http://www.chartercases.com/sriskandarajah-v-united-states-of-america-2012-scc-70/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:16:24 +0000 jmaddock http://www.chartercases.com/?p=342 Continue reading →]]> http://www.chartercases.com/sriskandarajah-v-united-states-of-america-2012-scc-70/feed/ 0 http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-khawaja-2012-scc-69/ http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-khawaja-2012-scc-69/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:00:18 +0000 jmaddock http://www.chartercases.com/?p=347 R. v. Khawaja, a companion case heard alongside Sriskandarajah v. United States of America, the Supreme Court of Canada considered the constitutional argument of convicted terrorist conspirator, Mohammad Momin Khawaja. Continue reading →]]> http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-khawaja-2012-scc-69/feed/ 0 http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-aucoin-2012-scc-66/ http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-aucoin-2012-scc-66/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 03:13:00 +0000 jmaddock http://www.chartercases.com/?p=340 Continue reading →]]> http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-aucoin-2012-scc-66/feed/ 0 http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-nedelcu-2012-scc-59/ http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-nedelcu-2012-scc-59/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:48:23 +0000 jmaddock http://www.chartercases.com/?p=337 Continue reading →]]> http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-nedelcu-2012-scc-59/feed/ 0 http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-dineley-2012-scc-58/ http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-dineley-2012-scc-58/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:20:56 +0000 jmaddock http://www.chartercases.com/?p=330 R. v. St Onge Lamoureux and involved an analysis of whether legislative amendments to Canada’s impaired driving laws could operate retrospectively, thereby preventing the accused from calling an expert witness to cast doubt on Breathalyzer results. The amendments in question only became law during the course of Mr. Dineley’s trial. Continue reading →]]> http://www.chartercases.com/r-v-dineley-2012-scc-58/feed/ 0