Library News
News
The Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy
Commissioner issued Investigative Report LA-2012-002
on May 9, 2012. The report examines the definition of "personal
information", authority for disclosure of personal information,
risks to individuals from indiscriminate Internet publication,
privacy enhancing technologies (PETS), web robot exclusions
protocol.
Article
In "Dissolving the boundaries between habit and disposition," U
of S Law Professor Michael Plaxton argues that the conceptual
confusion of treating habit and character or disposition as
unrelated evidentiary concepts would be eliminated by recognizing
evidence of habit as a species of character or disposition evidence
[(2011) 85 Criminal Reports (6th) 237]. For a copy of this article,
please contact the library at reference@lawsociety.sk.ca
or 569-8020 / 1-877-989-4999 (Regina) or 933-5141 / 1-888-989-7499
(Saskatoon).
News
The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $4.4 million to
support 40 community-based agencies that offer community justice
and Aboriginal Courtworker programs across the province. For more
information, view the official government
news release.
Darin Clayton Chow of Moose Jaw, has been appointed a judge of
the Provincial Court for Yorkton. For more information, view the
official government
news release.
Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration Minister Rob
Norris introduced changes to the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee
Program (SINP). For more information, view the official government
news release.
Federal Proclamation
Sections 135 and 136 of the Safe Streets and Communities Act, S.C.
2012, c. 1, are proclaimed into force May 3, 2012 (P.C.
2012-559).
Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada May 10, 2012
news release included:
The Supreme Court of Canada on May 8, 2012
heard and reserved its decisions in Annapolis County district
School Board v. Marshall
S.C.C. Case No. 34189.
The Supreme Court of Canada on May 7, 2012
heard and granted an oral hearing in R. v. Chehil,
S.C.C. Case No. 34524.
The Supreme Court of Canada on May 3, 2012
news release included 6 dismissed leave applications.
The Supreme Court of Canada on April 27, 2012
heard and released its decision in R. v Jesse, 2012
SCC 21 (Criminal Law - Evidence - Admissibilty - Similar fact
evidence).
