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Admissibility Of Hearsay Gathered Under Mlat: A Tempest In Canada, Robert Currie
Admissibility Of Hearsay Gathered Under Mlat: A Tempest In Canada, Robert Currie
Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
One of the most pervasive and longstanding problems in the practice of mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between states has been ‘form of evidence’–specifically, can the requested state provide evidence in such form as will be useful and admissible under the criminal evidence laws of the requesting state?It tends to be common law states that have difficulties with admissibility of MLAT-sourced evidence, and these often develop ‘work-arounds’ in their laws which attempt to relax admissibility standards. Canada is one such state, but a series of recent prosecutions has revealed judicial resistance to the tools employed. This note examines these …
Wrongful Extradition: Reforming The Committal Phase Of Canada’S Extradition Law, Robert Currie
Wrongful Extradition: Reforming The Committal Phase Of Canada’S Extradition Law, Robert Currie
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There has recently been an upswing in interest around extradition in Canada, particularly in light of the high-profile and troubling case of Hassan Diab who was extradited to France on the basis of what turned out to be an ill-founded case. Diab’s case highlights some of the problems with Canada’s Extradition Act and proceedings thereunder. This paper argues that the “committal stage” of extradition proceedings, involving a judicial hearing into the basis of the requesting state’s case, is unfair and may not be compliant with the Charter and that the manner in which the Crown conducts these proceedings contributes to …
Internet Extraterritoriality: Has Canada Reached Too Far Beyond Its Borders?, Sydney Wilson
Internet Extraterritoriality: Has Canada Reached Too Far Beyond Its Borders?, Sydney Wilson
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
China's Rule Of Law From A Private International Law Perspective, King Fung Tsang
China's Rule Of Law From A Private International Law Perspective, King Fung Tsang
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
A Difficult Situation Made Harder: A Parent's Choice Between Civil Remedies And Criminal Charges In International Child Abduction, Donyale N. Leslie
A Difficult Situation Made Harder: A Parent's Choice Between Civil Remedies And Criminal Charges In International Child Abduction, Donyale N. Leslie
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Agenda: External Development Affecting The National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had", University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Agenda: External Development Affecting The National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had", University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)
Conference organizers and/or faculty included University of Colorado School of Law professors Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Daniel Magraw.
The conference will be held at the Aspen Lodge, adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado.
It was Wallace Stegner who called the national parks "the best idea we ever had." The continuing increases in usage attest to their popularity. National parks are created to preserve areas of special scenic and cultural value for enjoyment and use. Managing the parks in a manner that protects the important values and purposes for which they were created presents important and difficult …