criminal law
Lauren TeixeiraMarch 3, 2023
Criminal Law Twitter: How to Get Started
An introduction to the indispensable tool of the criminal bar On behalf of Criminal Law Students’ Association. For most of us, Twitter is in the […]
Nik KhakharJanuary 30, 2023
The Racist Dimensions of Family Policing and Child Protection Law: A Case for Abolition?
A Recap of the 2023 John LL. J. Edwards Memorial Lecture Each year, U of T’s Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies hosts the John […]
Samantha MisnerJanuary 30, 2023
Working Group: The Venezuela Accountability Project (VAP)
Leads: Samantha Misner (2L), Andrew Parker (2L) Members: Antonia Dederichs (LLM), Gautam Raghuvanshi (LLM), Duncan Crabtree (2L), Arifah Razack (2L), Foti Vito (2L), Courtney Cowan […]
Julia CappellacciJanuary 30, 2023
Working Group: Cameroon Anglophone Crisis Database of Atrocities
Leads: Julia Cappellacci (2L), Eric Li (2L) Members: Jasmine Anthony (2L), Lauren George (2L), Julian Greco (2L), Emily Hean (2L), Daniel Edmeades, (1L), Jamie Oneschuk […]
Taylor RodriguesOctober 31, 2022
Bill C-5: Drug Decriminalization “Lite”
Bill proposes to encourage non-carceral alternatives for drug offences The Liberal Trudeau government’s Bill C-5 (formerly Bill C-22 in the previous Parliamentary session) is currently […]
Foti VitoOctober 31, 2022
Reflections on International Criminal Law
A summer at the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals My summer in The Hague was an incredibly formative experience and a unique […]
Yuliya MykhaylychenkoOctober 31, 2022
A Guide on How to “Show Interest” in Criminal Law
Advice from the CLSA for aspiring criminal lawyers While much of 1L consists of simply trying to survive the year, students with an eye on […]
Natasha BurmanOctober 3, 2022
Law Students Doing Cool Things: Foti Vito on a Summer in The Hague
Promoting international justice at the Office of the Prosecutor at the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals Foti Vito is a 2L student […]
Criminal Law Students’ AssociationOctober 3, 2022
A Summer of Criminal Law
Your update on seminal Supreme Court cases Summer tends to have a muting effect on courts, as the Supreme Court closes for the month of […]
Taylor RodriguesMarch 31, 2022
Dueling Drug Decriminalization Bills in Parliament
The edges of Canada’s harsh drug policy are softening There are currently four drug decriminalization bills in Parliament: the Liberal Government’s Bill C-5, Independent Senator […]
Anna ZhangMay 2, 2021
Want to Summer in Crim?
How four 2L students navigated the LSO criminal law recruit On top of a pandemic and an already-hectic second semester, March marked the end of […]
Nick BuhiteNovember 27, 2020
CLSA Blog in Print: Against the “Height of Injustice”
In conversation with Bhavan Sodhi of Innocence Canada on the causes of Canadian Wrongful Convictions The Criminal Law Students’ Association (CLSA) interviewed Bhavan Sodhi, Innocence […]
Web EditorNovember 2, 2020
CLSA Blog in Print: In Conversation with Sean Robichaud
A look at the life of a criminal defence lawyer Since he was called to the bar in 2005, Sean Robichaud has made a name […]
Web EditorMarch 27, 2019
Defending the Role of the Defender
An interview with Professor Abbe Smith of Georgetown It was not long into law school that some family members and one of my closest friends […]
Web EditorOctober 27, 2016
Witchcraft, Séances, and a Spooked Government
Polimenis Koundouros (LLM) With Halloween upon us (and criminal law firmly in the mind of many a 1L), I bring you a fascinating legal story—and […]
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