Crime and Criminal Law
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: Crime and Criminal Law, Military Law
There are tragic facts. And then there's the facts in R. v. Dudley. Murder and cannibalism in necessity were acquainted with the common law.
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Categories: Crime and Criminal Law, Current Events, Family Law
The Provincial government's top law enforcement officer toys with not prosecuting polygamists and bigamists, anticipating a Charter ass-kicking in Court. If so, law is orphaned and we all suffer.
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Categories: Crime and Criminal Law, Current Events
Good morning, folks. In other news, today, on this sunny, pre-Christmassy day, in our glorious Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, authorities beheaded a witch.
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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 Events, Legal Profession and Lawyers
Recently deceased Montreal criminal law defence lawyer Léo-René Maranda, had the most extraordinary lawyer's life story.
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Categories: Crime and Criminal Law, Current Events, Law Enforcement
The criminal trials now pending in regards to the June 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riots, will combine some very, very old law with brand-spanking new.
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Categories: Crime and Criminal Law, Current Events
Factitious disorder by proxy, she told the Court, made her poison her daughter for money. Not guilty by reason of insanity, she asked, though her daughter almost died.
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Categories: Crime and Criminal Law, Law Fun, Legal Profession and Lawyers
How the aftermath of a tragic, mass murder of lawyers suddenly turned into a debate about lawyer jokes.
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Categories: Crime and Criminal Law, Current Events, Law Enforcement
As London rioters are arrested and appear before judges, it would be an awkward moment if they recognize each other.
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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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