discretionary powers of the u.s. supreme court

University of New Brunswick Law Journal - Nbr. 57, November 2007

The obligation to protect: the legal context for diplomatic protection of Canadians abroad.

... In 2002, Arar--a dual Canadian-Syrian national--had been returning to Canada from a holiday in Tunisia via the United States. He was promptly arrested by U.S. ...... After administering a beating, Jordanian officials then removed Mr. Afar to Syria, the country of his ...

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice - Vol. 46 Nbr. 3, April 2004

Working 'in the trenches' with the YCJA.

Rhetoric and Reality Under the YCJA Justice Peter Harris--Metro East Court (...... Peter Harris--Metro East Court (Scarborough) The YCJA holds out the promise of substantial reform in the way we ...

Canadian-American Public Policy - Nbr. 1996, September 1996

Abortion controversy in Canada and the United States.

The political dynamics and policy processes which ...... (1) While there are excellent case studies of abortion politics ...... (4) Though Canada is a constitutional monarchy and the United States a democratic republic, both were ...

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice - Vol. 48 Nbr. 4, July 2006

The Freedom of Information Act as a methodological tool: suing the government for data.

As many commentators have noted, the phrase freedom of information represents a ...... So-called liberal, democratic governments keep a lot of information secret, or prevent its disclosure through obfuscation and delay, but use the ideology of access to government information as ...

Canada Law Articles in English - (March 06, 2008)

Antitrust/Competition & Marketing 2007 Year In Review

Fasken Martineau

... Penner , and Stuart Richards MERGERS Merger Review / Imperial Chemical Industries PLC On December 14, 2007, a consent agreement between the Commissioner of Competition and Akzo Nobel N.V. ...

University of New Brunswick Law Journal - Nbr. 56, January 2007

A wobbly balance? A comparison of proportionality testing in Canada, the United States, the European Union and the World Trade Organization.

The law and the newspapers are full of instances in ...... Every democracy is faced with such choices, and in a given moment the choice may be simple (the decision to suppress ...... Choices of this kind--constitutional choices--are so identified with the protection of civil rights that in the ...

University of New Brunswick Law Journal - Nbr. 58, January 2008

Presumed innocent: navigation rights and risk-based activities in the Passamaquoddy Bay.

INTRODUCTION The Passamaquoddy Bay is not the first place that ...... A fishing and tourist area, well-known for its scenic beauty, the Passamaquoddy Bay is also bisected by the Canada-United States border. (1) Located at the ...

Supreme Court of Canada - April 10, 2008

McGugan v. McGugan, , 21 S.C.R. 267 (1892)

Supreme Court of Canada McGugan v. McGugan, 21 S.C.R. ......ugan (Plaintiff) Appellant; and ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO. Solicitor-Bill of ...... 42 any person not chargeable as the principal party who is liable to pay or has paid ...

Supreme Court of Canada - June 14, 2008

Hretchka et al. v. Attorney General of British Columbia et al., [1972] S.C.R. 119 (1971)

Supreme Court of Canada Hretchka et al. v. Attorney ...... MOTION TO QUASH Appeal-Order of Securities Commission appealed to Court of Appeal-Court exercising powers under s. 31(5) ...... On an appeal from an order of the British Columbia Securities Commission, the ...