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Conference on Addiction, Mental Health and the Law

February 3-5, 2025
In Toronto, ON

Seminar on Personal Prejudices and Cognitive Biases (2025 Edition)

For judges and administrative decision-makers
February 27, 2025, Online

2025 Annual Conference: Environment and the Law

October 29-31, 2025
In Vancouver, BC

Conference: Democracy, the Rule of Law, and Independence

November 18-19, 2025
In Ottawa, ON

CIAJ Podcast “In All Fairness”

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Navigating NCR and Automatism Challenges in Criminal Cases

In the aftermath of R v Sullivan and R v Brown, both the legal profession and the wider public have struggled to reconcile cases in which violent acts are committed involuntarily. Legislation and jurisprudence relating to intoxication, mental state, and criminal culpability has faced heightened scrutiny, as Canadians attempt to balance competing principles of fairness…