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New in University of Toronto Law Journal “Ahead of Print”...
The Inhospitable Court
Elaine Craig
The media coverage and countless stories that have been told by survivors of sexualized violence in the lead up to, throughout, and following the Jian Ghomeshi trial have shone a spotlight on the brutality of the courtroom process for survivors of sexualized violence. “The Inhospitable Court” is not an examination of the Ghomeshi trial itself. The article focuses more generally on the sexual assault trial process - its design, its traditions, its script - and the trauma it causes to those who find themselves forced to relive their experiences in a very particular way in front of a judge, lawyers, the media, and the general public. Using trial transcripts from recent cases, it describes the profound power differentials that occur and the threat to self the trial process poses for complainants - regardless of the verdict. It also offers some suggestions for how lawyers, judges, and legislators could make that experience less traumatic for those who turn to the criminal justice system to respond to the sexual harms they have endured.
Between Universalism and Relativism: Reflections on The Evolution Of Law And Development Studies
Michael Trebilcock
The Politics of Comparative Constitutional Inquiry: At the Crossroads of Law, Political Science, and Ideology
Michel Rosenfeld
An Economic Analysis of Waiver of Tort in Negligence Actions
Edward M Iacobucci, Michael J Trebilcock
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