CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingProsecutorial Misconduct CCLA Intervening in Pivotal Case on Miscarriages of Justice before Supreme Court of Canada The CCLA will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada in Bouvette v. R. on…Shakir RahimNovember 13, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingProsecutorial Misconduct CCLA Intervening in Pivotal Case on Miscarriages of Justice before Supreme Court of Canada The CCLA has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in…Shakir RahimMay 24, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Supreme Court underscores importance of judicial independence in R. v. Edwards et al. The Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling in R. v. Edwards et al. affirms the constitutional…Shakir RahimMay 6, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPRESS RELEASES CCLA Intervenes in R. v. Archambault TORONTO — Shakir Rahim, Director of the Criminal Justice Program of the Canadian Civil Liberties…CCLAFebruary 14, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Protecting Your Rights in Court – CCLA granted leave to intervene in R. v. Archambault before Supreme Court of Canada In September 2019, federal legislation (Bill C-75) came into force limiting the availability of preliminary…Shakir RahimNovember 24, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Protecting Judicial Independence – CCLA Intervention in R. v. Edwards et al. at Supreme Court of Canada The CCLA will appear as an intervenor before the Supreme Court of Canada in R.…CCLAOctober 12, 2023
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Supreme Court clarifies role of court-appointed lawyers (amicus) for unrepresented accused persons On July 28, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in R. v.…Shakir RahimAugust 17, 2023
Constitutional RemediesCRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Supreme Court endorses high threshold to dismiss abuse of process applications On April 28, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in R. v.…Shakir RahimJune 15, 2023
Constitutional RemediesCRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPolice Coercion & EntrapmentPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityProsecutorial Misconduct CCLA at the Supreme Court to ensure meaningful adjudication of Charter claims The CCLA is at the Supreme Court of Canada today arguing that courts should not…Abby DeshmanOctober 4, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesDisabilityEQUALITYFair Trial RightsFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingNot Criminally ResponsibleSex Offender Registries A Victory for Justice and Equality: SCC Finds Ontario Law Discriminates Based on Mental Disability In a strong decision released today, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided that Ontario’s…Cara ZwibelNovember 20, 2020