R v Brown [1994] 1 AC 212 is a case most law students could tell you the facts of even years after graduating‚ so remarkable are they. The House of Lords‚ by a 3–2 majority‚ decided that the consensual infliction of harm on another person for sexual gratification was not an act the law should permit. The judgment has received criticism in some academic circles because‚ it is thought‚ if the facts had been different and involved heterosexual sadomasochistic activity it would have been found lawful
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1.) The legal issue in R V Brown case that the house of lord had to determine was "Is consent a defence to an assault causing grievous bodily harm" This is a case of sado-masochism where the group of men were engaged in act of violence against each other particularly on their genital parts‚ by branding or genital torture for sexual pleasure. The victims in each case consented to this ritual (activity) and didn’t suffer any permanent injury. Each of the defendants faced assault ABH charges and unlawful
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Title: R. v. Hufsky‚ [1988] 1 S.C.R 621 Parties: Werner E. J. Hufsky – Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen - Respondent Decision: Appeal was dismissed Notions/Concepts: Constitutional Law Criminal Law Equality before the law Charter of Rights and Freedoms Arbitrary detention Unreasonable Search Refusal to provide breath sample Facts: Appellant was stopped at a random spot check by police Nothing unusual about his driving at the time of the spot check Spot check was for the purposes
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Litonjua v. L&R Corporation December 9‚ 1999 Facts: Litonjua obtained loans from L&R Corporation secured by a mortgage. Without knowledge of L&R‚ Litonjua sold to PWHAS the parcels of land they had previously mortgaged to L & R Corporation. When Litonjua defaulted in the payment of their loans‚ L & R Corporation initiated extrajudicial foreclosure proceedings and L & R Corporation was the only bidder. When L & R Corporation presented its corresponding Certificate of Sale for registration‚ it
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Case: R v. Hebert Facts of Case Judges: Dickson‚ Robert George Brian; Lamer‚ Antonio; Wilson‚ Bertha; La Forest‚ Gérard V.; L’Heureux-Dubé‚ Claire; Sopinka‚ John; Gonthier‚ Charles Doherty; Cory‚ Peter deCarteret; McLachlin‚ Beverley Neil Hebert was suspected of having robbed the Klondike Inn. After the police located Hebert‚ they placed him under arrest and informed him of his rights‚ and took him to the R.C.M.P detachment in Whitehorse. Hebert contacted counsel and obtained legal advice regarding
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Introduction Comedy is a form of entertainment that brings laughter and uses wit and humor. Comedy is a performed humor which covers scripted or improvised dialogue done by a group‚ duo or in solo; in any medium; television‚ radio or theatre. Plato asserts that comedy is a mixture of pleasure and pain causing laughter at the ridiculous situations of those who are ignorant of their own weaknesses. For Plato‚ comedy is destructive; it is ‘dark‚’ (Aichele‚ 1980). On the other hand‚ for Aristotle‚ comedy
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R. V. Keegstra : In Support of the Dissent Submitted in partial fulfillment of requirement for PHL613‚ Philosophy of Law Sean Peters 500 204 129 April 11‚ 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 1 Overview of R. V. Keegstra 2 Why does Freedom of Speech in Democracy Matter? 2 Factors of the Offense Principle 3 Why not Moralism? 4 Philosophical Analysis 4 Criticism 6 Recommendations 7 Conclusion 8 Appendices 9 Appendix
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CRIMINOLOGY: R. v. Grant We can apply different theories of criminology at any time in our everyday lives as police officers. Criminology is an interdisciplinary profession built around the scientific study of crime and criminal behaviour‚ including their forms‚ causes‚ legal aspects‚ and control. In the fallowing‚ I will identify a few theories that are the essential reasoning behind the criminal in this case. The case history of R. v. Grant is that‚ Grant‚ an eighteen year old at the time
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involving Sef Gonzales. The case “Regina vs Gonzales (2004) NSW SC 822” involved the triple murders of Gonzales’s mother‚ father and only sister The meaning of justice is that everyone is treated equally and fairly under the law. The law was effective in this case because justice was achieved‚ for the accused‚ for the victims and for society. Former Sydney student Sef Gonzales has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the triple murder of his parents‚ solicitor Ted Gonzales‚ Mary Loiva Gonzales and then
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Year 12 Legal Studies Crime Assessment Steven Fraser - R v Fraser - Murder of children Legal Citation: R v Fraser [2003] NSWSC 965 and R v Fraser [2004] NSWSC 53 Elements of the Offence: Steven Fraser murdered his three children – Ashley (7)‚ Ryan (5)‚ and Jarrod (4) – on the weekend of the 18 – 19 August‚ 2001. They were staying in his Caringbah apartment on a custody visit‚ where Steven was living after separating with his wife Maria Chona two months prior. Ryan and Jarrod were given doses
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