CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision Supreme Court Maintains Importance of Proportionality in Criminal Sentencing The CCLA welcomes the Supreme Court of Canada’s decisions in R v. Hills and R.…Cara ZwibelJanuary 27, 2023
The Globe and Mail: B.C. bail policy change raises Charter concerns https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-bc-bail-policy-change-raises-charter-concerns/
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingSex Offender Registries A Victory at the Supreme Court for Evidence-Based Criminal Law On October 28 the Supreme Court released its decision in R. v. Ndhlovu. The decision…Abby DeshmanOctober 28, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityRight to Silence Disappointing Supreme Court decision on ‘voluntary’ statements to the police On October 14, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in R v…Abby DeshmanOctober 14, 2022
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 JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSentencing No, Longer Prison Sentences do not Reduce Crime Over 100 criminologists, social scientists, legal academics and civil society organizations have signed a letter…Abby DeshmanSeptember 16, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDevice SearchesFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYSearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure Applying the Charter Outside of Canada Does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms apply to the actions of law enforcement…Cara ZwibelMay 16, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingIndigenous PeopleSentencing CCLA Argues Against Discriminatory, Overly Punitive Criminal Code Provisions at the Supreme Court Many parts of our criminal law sweep too many people into punitive regimes, creating adverse…Abby DeshmanMarch 29, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSentencing CCLA Argues for Basic Human Dignity as Fundamental Value in Criminal-Penal System Before the Supreme Court Eliminating all hope of release by revisiting a person's incarceration in light of personal change…Abby DeshmanMarch 29, 2022
CRIMINAL JUSTICECruel & Unusual PunishmentFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingSentencing Upholding the Right to be Free From Cruel and Unusual Punishment at the Supreme Court CCLA appears before the Supreme Court of Canada in two cases, R v Hills and…Abby DeshmanMarch 22, 2022