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THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT – DOES IT STILL APPLY IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES?

Posted bywpengine 21 August 2019

Trying to set a level playing field in situations as fraught as sexual assault cases is exceedingly complex. But governments have tried. Last year, when Bill C-51 took effect, the rules in sexual assault trials changed so that, if a defendant’s

Source: EDITORIAL: Sexual assault law a tricky balance | The Chronicle Herald

Posted bywpengine21 August 2019Posted inUncategorized

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