From the News Tribune:VANCOUVER, WASH. - Navigating the family law system can be an overwhelming and emotional process, especially for people who have no choice but to represent themselves in court.The number of pro se litigants has steadily increased across the country,
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Supreme Court of Canada declares a one-year(!) mandatory-minimum drug sentence unconstitutional
Main April 15, 2016Supreme Court of Canada declares a one-year(!) mandatory-minimum drug sentence unconstitutional In the United States, some defendants can and have received mandatory life without parole sentences for drug offenses, and most federal mandatory minimum drug sentences come…
Del Monte, Sysco brand cantaloupe recalled after Salmonella test
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Blomley on Common Property and the Struggle to Stay Put
Nicholas Blomley (Simon Fraser) has posted The Right to Not Be Excluded: Common Property and the Struggle to Stay Put (Book Chapter) on SSRN. Here’s the abstract:A chapter in a forthcoming book on commons, this paper draws from CB Macpherson’s…
Overboard Passenger from BC Ferries Rescued
By Jim Walker
The Vancouver Sun reports that a passenger went overboard from BC Ferries” Queen of Oak Bay ferry 4:15 p.m. yesterday.
The ferry was sailing from West Vancouver to Nanaimo. The crew stopped the ship and launched a rescue boat. Another ferry operated…
Canadian Centre for Elder Law in Vancouver: Call for Abstracts for November 2015 Conference
Columbia Land Trust Purchases 3,000 Acres
Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities Hold 42nd Forum in Vancouver to Discuss Hot Global Privacy Topics
On December 2-4, 2014, Asia Pacific Privacy Authority members and invited observers and guest speakers from government, the private sector, academia and civil society met in Vancouver, Canada, to discuss privacy laws and policy issues. This blog entry provides highlights…
Growth Management In Canada – by Deborah Curran
The municipal elections concluded in British Columbia on Saturday night. As I watched the results roll in for my region of Greater Victoria where we have 13 municipalities and a large unincorporated rural area I was unconsciously tallying what kind…
Destined to be (if not already) Classic Land Use Law Books from Canada – by Deborah Curran
I often reflect on the paucity of academic interest in land use in Canada. A quick search of the legal literature on Canadian land use returns very little scholarship. In fact, there is virtually none. Even when taking into account…