From Criminal Law Notebook
The Canadian Criminal Law Notebook
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This site reviews a variety of topics in Canadian criminal law. It is intended as a reference for those seeking to better understand technical elements of the law. It will be particularly useful to practitioners, police officers and law students who need a convenient way to look up legislation, principles, and case law. Citations include links to CanLII whenever possible. The reader is assumed to already have a knowledge of criminal law.
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 make requests for what you would like to see covered in more detail by posting anonymously on the feedback page, but please, no posting about the circumstance of your active cases.
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The articles are divided into five core categories:
Case Digests
You can also browse by case digest topic.
Other Articles
List of Criminal Code Amendments | Criminal Code Table of Concordance | List of Offences by Penalty | Definitions | Criminal Code Forms | Precedents, Court Forms and Checklists | Rules of Court | Glossary
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News
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January 1, 2018
Happy 2018, everyone! Thanks too to those who have provided feedback and support.
December 8, 2017
Supreme Court of Canada releases R v Marakah, 2017 SCC 59 (CanLII) extending privacy rights to communications when found on a recipient's electronic device.
October 8, 2017
Search results now sourced by Google, making for much easier access to relevant articles.
June 14, 2017
Senate Releases their report, "Justice Delayed is Justice Denied" on court delays in criminal matters.
April 20, 2017
The comment function in the "Discussion" tab of each article is now available for reporting errors. Unrelated postings will be deleted.
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Disclaimer
Any views or opinions expressed within this website are those of the author alone.
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.
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