by BSCC | Jan 18, 2013 | News
Seen together, they are perplexing from the perspective of how the courts are understanding the effects of long-term or chronic abuse on women. In R v Ryan the court appears to acknowledge the long term effects of abuse and the failures of the system, and in...
by BSCC | Jan 17, 2013 | News
“A federal lawyer is challenging his own department in court over internal policy that he says allows the government to cut corners, leaving open the possibility that legislation is enacted that infringes Canadians’ Charter rights.” Read Toronto Star...
by BSCC | Jan 10, 2013 | News
“Until today I have not seen a single incident or example of rape with a respected lady.” He seems to be throwing the kitchen sink at this defense. While no rape suspect should be subject to police brutality, Mr. Sharma’s performance –and his rape myth...
by BSCC | Jan 7, 2013 | News
As Canada joins the world in mourning for the lives lost in Connecticut, and the US contemplates stiffer gun control, we may well ask how we got so out of step with the world that we are implementing regressive measures that will take us back decades. Are we...
by BSCC | Jan 4, 2013 | News
They especially point to the tendency to “blame provocative clothing”! “There’s a tendency to assume the victims of sexual violence somehow brought it on themselves. In a 1996 survey of judges in India, 68 per cent of the respondents said that...
