life without parole

June 8, 2022

Undignified

The Supreme Court holds that life imprisonment without parole is unconstitutional. Its reasons are unconvincing. Continue reading

Constitutional law, Criminal Law/Policy

Charter, cruel and unusual punishment, human dignity, life without parole, Supreme Court of Canada
December 3, 2020

Still Wrong, Just a Little Less So

The Québec Court of Appeal errs in thinking the Charter prevents the imposition of, in effect, life imprisonment without parole Continue reading

Constitutional law, Criminal Law/Policy

Charter, cruel and unusual punishment, life without parole, overbreadth, section 12, section 7, sentencing
September 3, 2020

Throwing Away the Key

Thoughts on life imprisonment without parole, in New Zealand and in Canada Continue reading

Constitutional law, Criminal Law/Policy

Charter, cruel and unusual punishment, life without parole, New Zealand, section 12, sentencing, terrorism