Main Page
The Criminal Law Notebook
The site has become a leading source of free online information for criminal law with more than 2 million pageviews each year.
To learn more about this project, read the About The Criminal Law Notebook page.
Please feel free to contact the author, Peter Dostal, LLB, at [email protected] with any comments. You can also DM me at @CrimLawNotebook on X/Twitter for article or topic requests.
Want to help keep the Criminal Law Notebook free? Click here to make a donation.
Vous préférez une version française?Browse over 1397 articles
The articles are divided into five core categories:
You can also browse by case digest topic.
Recent news
Several small updates to the site. Platform upgrade allows font, margin and background colour changes. I have also added a feedback form at the bottom of every page for ease of flagging error or omissions.
Pour ceux d'entre vous qui travaillent dans le système de justice pénale en utilisant la langue française. Il existe maintenant une traduction française (expérimentale) du site Web : http://carnetdroitpenal.ca
I have migrated the site to a new server. It has caused some problems that I believe are now finally all resolved. Please be patient if anything more comes up in the next few days.
Supreme Court of Canada in R v Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6 (CanLII), per Martin J (5:4) finds that IP addresses are protected by a reasonable expectation of privacy and its seizure by police can be protected under s. 8 of the Charter.
External Links
Disclaimer
Nothing should be construed as official statements of any governmental or non-governmental organization.
There is no guarantee whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or currency of the information provided in this website.
Nothing here should be taken as legal advice.
See Disclaimer for details.