Breakdown of Justice
“Three Years on Riker Without Trial” — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker This is a beautifully written piece about the breakdown of the justice system in a recent New Yorker. It instigated a lot of discussion across the country – and Canada – about issues such as timely justice, legal aid and incarceration. Do you […]
Notes Lesson 2
In this lesson, Jon went over law school…in a day! How is law made? Through statutes (provincial and federal) –> government-made eg. Consumer Protect Act (provincial) and Broadcasting Act (federal) Through the common law –> judge made eg. R. v. Morgentaler Do statues supersede judge-made law or does it work the other way around? TRICK […]