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"No Sinecure": William Young As Attorney General Of Nova Scotia, 1854-1857, William H. Laurence
"No Sinecure": William Young As Attorney General Of Nova Scotia, 1854-1857, William H. Laurence
Dalhousie Law Journal
Focusing on the tenure (1854-1857) of William Young, this article examines the legal work of nineteenth-century Nova Scotian attorneys general. Although he served without the benefit of an established justice department, Young fulfilled a wide range of duties and completed an impressive volume of work, which required knowledge of both public and private law, and which demanded advocacy advisory, solicitorial, and legislative drafting skills. This article argues that though Young's performance as a Crown prosecutor received the most public attention, his accomplishments outside the criminal courtroom, especially those relating to the administration ofjustice and legislative development, had the most significant …
The Evolution Of The Law Of Evidence: Plus Ça Change…?, Robert Currie
The Evolution Of The Law Of Evidence: Plus Ça Change…?, Robert Currie
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Originally prepared as a CLE backgrounder for criminal lawyers, this article provides a brief and occasionally critical account of developments in the law of evidence over the last three or so decades. Particular attention is paid to the Supreme Court of Canada’s introduction and development of the “principled approach.” It is argued that this framework has been most successful where it has coalesced into a more traditional-looking “rules-based” stance, albeit one based in principle, and less so where looser tests of principle have been given freer rein.