Index

• Author: Michael Plaxton
• Pages: 576-591

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INDE X

Absolute symmetry, 423

Absurdity, 120–22

Abuse of process, 517, 517n129

Access, meaning, 98–99

Acquittal, stay of proceedings and,

517–18

Actus reus, 15–16

attempt, 211

lack of contemporaneity, 327n76

symmetry, 412–13

voluntariness, 310–14

ADH case SCC

fault, 372–76

s 218 and child abandonment, 209–10

Arays, 165–66

Aer-the-fact self-delusion, 546

Amato case SCC

institutional defences, 138, 139–40

new defences at common law, 521–22

Anal intercourse, 149–50

Anger, defence of, 501

Aravenna case Ont CA, statutory

duress, 504

Asperger’s Syndrome, 527

Assault

advance consent, 240–41

st ghting, 163–73

force application, activities and,

238–40

implied consent, 239–40

sexual consent, 243–52

transferred intent, 431–32

Assisted suicide cases, 67, 71

Attacks, 220–22, 220n77

Attempt, 212. See also Inchoate oences

Attempted crime, Cline case Ont CA,

210–11

Attempted murder, fault transfer im-

possible, 446–48

Attitude spirals, 540

Attitudes, NCRMD and, 537–38

Attorney General, federal, prosecutorial

authority, 57n64

Attorney General, provincial, prosecu-

torial authority, 57n65

Automatic weapons, 123–24

Automatism, 494

internal vs. external fugue state,

528–36

mental vs. non-mental disorder, 528

NCRMD and, 526–36

non-mental disorder, burden of

proof, 543

Parks case, 525–26

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Autrefois acquit, 519–20

BC Motor Vehicle Reference SCC, 80

Bedford case SCC, gross dispropor-

tionality, 68

Bergstrom case SCC, assisting in rape

and duress, 503

Bestiality, 11, 72, 88, 90, 145–52, 279, 299

Borowiec case SCC, disturbance of the

mind and infanticide, 499–500

BouchardLebrun case SCC, ecsta-

cy-induced toxic psychosis and

voluntariness, 534–35

Boulanger case SCC, s 9 and criminal

liability, 152

Boxing contests, 168–69

Brisson case SCC, excessive force as

self-defence, 488–90

Brodie case SCC

common law rule retained, 277–82

community standards and obscenity,

282–86

Buggery, 147–50

Burden of proof. See Evidence

Butler case SCC, obscenity tests, com-

munity standards, 289–95

Canada Gazette, mistake of law and, 468

Capacity. See also Incapacity

criminal responsibility, 378–79

excuse and moral involuntariness,

493–94

Carson case SCC, purposive analysis,

103–5

Carter case SCC, physician-assisted

suicide, 67, 71

Causation

culpable homicide, 219–26

death, 215–33

legal vs. factual, 217

mens rea, 222

Smithers/Nette test, 228

Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter)

dialogue metaphor re separation of

powers, 51–54, 52n52

extreme intoxication and, 548–49

fault and, s 7, 80–81

parliamentary sovereignty, 59–82

right of free expression, s 168(8)

CCC, 292–93

rights, internal limits on, 60–2

s 1

legislative objectives, 62–66

saveable legislation, 69

s 7

fairness and labelling, 340

instrumental rationality, 66–71

limits on defence expansion, 493

necessity defence, 486

proportionality, 512–14

s 11, sanity, 541–42

subjective fault, s 7, 334

unconstitutional legislation and,

53–54

vagueness challenges to legislation,

72–80

Charter values

criminal indecency cases, 295–97

interpretation, 127–32

limiting statutory defences, Tran

case, 498

sexual autonomy, 259

Chase case SCC, sexual assault, objec-

tive element, 425–29

Chaulke case SCC, sanity and the

Charter, 541–42

Clark case SCC, access, meaning of,

98–99

Colour of right, 452–53, 453n15

Common law defences. See also De-

fence(s)

s 8(3) and, 134–37

Common law duties to act, 152–63

criminal liability and, 154–60

duty to refrain, 161

pleas in mitigation, 160–63

weak authority for, 154–60

Common law evidence in statutory

interpretation, 90