By Caitlin Whittier  My name is Caitlin Whittier. I am a fifth year student and external moot director for the LSOU. Beyond my wildest imagination, I made it to the final round of the Highland Cup Mooting Competition of 2025 as a second-time mooter, alongside my partner who was mooting for the first time. For those of you who have never mooted before, essentially what it entails, is analyzing the respondent and appellant factums of the court case, creating submissions grounde

Written By: Samuel Jacob Citation: R. v. Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23, [2022] 1 S.C.R. 597 Case Summary In May of 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled on R. v. Bissonnette, a case regarding the constitutionality of consecutive parole ineligibility periods for murder. The SCC decided that Section 745.51 of the Criminal Code, which allowed judges to apply 25-year parole ineligibility periods consecutively, was unconstitutional (Major, 2024, p. 50). R. v. Bissonnette is a

By Catie Whittier  A decade has passed since Carter v. Canada (2015), where the Supreme Court of Canada made the decision to legalize the practice of physician assisted dying and strike down the law that criminalized it. The aim of this publication is to provide a comprehensive review of the case and examine how it has been applied in the real world, as well as well-known figures who have been approved for medical assistance in dying.  Carter v. Canada (2015) In 2011, Gloria

Written By: Jissana Ahad Legal Terms 1.  Justiciable:  a matter appropriate for court decision 2. Remitted:  when a higher court returns a case to a lower court 3. Statutory Obligation:  a duty created by law 4 . Cap-and-Trade System:  a policy limiting emissions through tradable allowances 5.  Climate Governance : government control and accountability over climate action Case Name & Citation Mathur v. Ontario, ONCA 762 [2024] Facts A group of seven young climate activists in

Written By: Aaesha Angbin Ahmed Legal Terms 1.  s. 38(1)(c), Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA):   A provision under Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act that allows immigration officers to find an applicant medically inadmissible if their health condition “might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand on health or social services.” 2. Excessive demand:  A legal concept within s. 38(1)c) of the IRPA referring to a level of anticipated use of pub

Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau signing the Proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982 Written By: Aaesha Angbin Ahmed Legal Terms 1.  Section 7 (Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms):   Guarantees every individual the right to “life, liberty, and security of the person.” 2. Judicial Review:   The power of courts to invalidate laws passed by Parliament or legislatures that violate the Constitution or Charter rights. 3.  Charter Interpretation:   The judicial process

Written By: Ashaz Syed Hussaini - LSOU Publications Legal Terms 1. Civil Contempt of Court:  Disobedience/disregard against a court order/authority.  2. Injunction : A court order that compels a party to do or refrain from doing specific acts. 3. Quasi-Criminal: A civil proceeding procedurally and penally similar to criminal law. 4. Standard of Proof (BARD):  Certainty needed to convict someone; prosecution’s burden. 5. Chilling Effect : When a regulatory thing discourages/li

Written By: Jissana Ahad FAO & WFF Liaison Ontario Food Insecurity Food insecurity in Ontario refers to the lack of sufficient,...

Written By : Isabella Joseph Case name and citation: Sanis Health Inc. v. British Columbia, 2024 SCC 40 Facts: In 2018 British Columbia...

By Dwija Bhatt Abstract This paper critically examines Quebec’s Bill 21, a law that prohibits certain public employees from wearing...

Written by: Catie Whittier British Columbia (Public Service Employee Relations Commission) v BCGSEU (1999) Neurtal Citation: [1999] 3...

By Dwija Bhatt Case name and citation: R. v. Ewanchuk [1999] 1 S.C.R. 330. https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1684/inde...

By: Emily Harrison Case Name:  Quebec (Attorney General)  v. A.  Legal Citation: (2013 SCC 5) Facts:  Quebec (Attorney General) v. A...

By: Ayo Ibikunle An image of a gavel on a wooden table (courtesy of Unsplash) Case name: Loving v. Virginia Neutral citation: Loving v....

Written By: Ashaz Syed Hussaini Legal Terms 1. Custodial Parent : Granted primary care and decision-making authority over a child. 2....

The battle for women’s rights in the United States has been long and tumultuous, marked by major milestones such as the right to vote,...

As we wrap up the first month of 2025, it is imperative to acknowledge the new legislation being implemented this year, which will...

Jury nullification is a controversial and often misunderstood aspect of the American legal system. It occurs when a jury delivers a "not...

Written By: Ashaz Syed Hussaini Legal Terms 1. Mergers:  when official groups (ex. corporation/association) merge and succeed another. 2....

Case Name:  Ontario (Attorney General) v. Restoule  Legal Citation: 2024 SCC 27  Terms:  Cession: Cession is the act of giving up...