Duhaime's LawMag
The world's first online legal magazine, demystified significant law and justice events around the world, published from 1996 to 2014.
Categories: Human Rights, Law Makers, Politicians, Elder Law, Wills, Estates, Probate
Quebec grabs the attention of legal thinkers by tabling a proposed law that would legalize active euthanasia.
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Categories: Child Sexual Assault, Crime and Criminal Law, Social Justice
What is it with sexual abuse that punishment is not always commensurate to the offence? We cannot let down our guard until each sexual offender is put out of action and out of MySpace.
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Categories: Crime and Criminal Law
Current euthanasia debates bring to recall long, lost criminal law cases where, were it not for common sense and the basic intelligence of jurors, the novel defence of "he asked me to kill him" may yet have some legacy of success in Court.
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Categories: International Law
The days run historic in Turkey as it toddles between a secular and Islam government in an election under the watchful and frightened eye of a powerful, paternal military.
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Categories: Crime and Criminal Law, Personal Injury and Tort Law
Shocker! Sleep issues contribute substantially to many incidents that end up in the Courtroom, and which have significantly compromised public safety.
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Categories: Access to Justice and Legal Information
That most central component of our justice system, the right to an oral hearing, may be quitely disappearing.
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Categories: Personal Injury and Tort Law
Fascinating hip surgery legal spat leaves hobbled patients in the lurch.
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As Martin Brodeur, star ice hockey player, is discovering, seeking judicial relief comes with a heavy privacy price.
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Categories: Current Events, Litigation
First off the mark, as it often is, and in the name of acess to justice, Quebec introduces a novel approach to costs: eliminate them.
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Categories: Human Rights, International Law, Military Law
A day to celebrate or a dark day for the rule of law?
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