More than just a neutral summary of cases and legislation, The
Practitioner's Criminal Code 2012 is filled with Alan Gold's insight on
Canadian criminal law and procedure, noteworthy comments about interesting
cases, and a clearer indication of contentious issues and possible arguments.
This Code, best known for its five “practitioner-centric”
principles, continues to be well-received by defence lawyers, the judiciary,
academia and other professionals.
The five
“practitioner-centric” principles:
- Analysis, not just annotations – A brief
recitation of the ratio of a case is helpful, but practitioners need to have
more in the courtroom. They need to understand the significance of a case
within the multiple contexts of the section, of related provisions and of
related cases. That often means providing much more than a collection of
abstracts – it means providing a thoughtful body of informed
analysis.
- Synthesis, not just summaries – Statutory
interpretation isn't built on digests, it's constructed on a body of judicial
thought. Judges don't make criminal rulings in a vacuum – their rulings
reflect a synthesis of the relevant principles of law. Criminal lawyers arguing
in front of those judges don't need a bare laundry list of 50 loosely connected
cases, but they do need an understanding of how those cases fit together.
- Case commentaries, not just case law – As one of
Canada's most accomplished criminal lawyers, Alan D. Gold provides real,
value-added commentary on the cases, not a mechanical and generic abstract of
the words of the judgment.
- The point of the cases, not just the cases on point
– It's one thing to include a case as relevant, it's quite another to
explain how it is relevant, and indicate why it's important for the
practitioner to know about it. The Practitioner's Criminal Code goes
beyond a description of the cases on point to help criminal lawyers understand
the point of the cases.
- “Cases of Note” rather than “Cases of
Not” – Today's criminal lawyers are too sophisticated to be
overly impressed with marketing hype about the absolute number of cases in an
annotated Code. This edition is updated and enhanced with a careful review of
all "cases of note," keeping only cases that continue to be of note and adding
insights on the latest noteworthy developments.
Designed to be a true portable Criminal Code and courtroom
companion, this publication now combines technology with Mr. Gold's insights on
criminal law and procedure. The product offers noteworthy comments about
interesting cases, and a clearer indication of contentious issues and possible
arguments than lawyers have come to expect from any other annotated Criminal
Code. Each annual edition is updated and enhanced with a careful review of all
“cases of note”, keeping only cases that continue to be of note and
adding insights on the latest noteworthy developments.
Feature and
Benefits:
- References to applicable precedents in LexisNexis
Butterworths The Practitioner's Criminal Precedents, 3rd Edition — saves
you valuable time and assists you in drafting effective pleadings
- Complimentary e-book format — serves as your ultimate
portable annotated Criminal Code. The printed book contains a unique download
code to access the e-book.
- An offences chart — serves as a quick checkpoint of
pertinent information of all offences
Highlights of the 2012 Edition include:
- S.C. 2011, c. 2 (Assented on March 23, 2011), amending the
Criminal Code providing persons convicted of murder or high treason with the
right to be eligible to apply for early parole
- S.C. 2011, c. 2 (Assented on March 23, 2011), amending the
Criminal Code providing persons convicted of murder or high treason with the
right to be eligible to apply for early parole
- S.C. 2010, c. 17 (Assented on December 15, 2010), amending
the Criminal Code to protect victims of sex offences
- S.C. 2010, c. 14 (Assented on November 18, 2010), amending
the Criminal Code to create offences in connection with auto theft and
trafficking
- Discussion of expert reports in relation to the offence of
impaired driving
- In-depth discussion of recent key cases such as: R.
v. National Post [2010] S.C.J. No. 16, regarding jurisdictional requirement
to give notice to a media entity of an application for a search warrant
- R. v. Cornell [2010] S.C.J. No. 31, regarding
police officers’ obligations on making a forced entry into a dwelling
house
- R. v. Shand [2011] O.J. No. 25 (C.A.), regarding
the subjective knowledge component in the offence of murder: s. 229(c ) of the
Criminal Code
- R. v. L.B. [2011] O.J. No. 891 (C.A.) regarding
elements of the offence of infanticide: s. 233 of the Criminal Code
- Hundreds of recent case references, and more.
The Practitioner's Criminal Code contains:
- What's New
- Detailed Table of Contents
- Key to Annotations
- Concordance
- Table of Cases
- Glossary of Terms
- Criminal Code Amendments
- Criminal Code (Annotated)
- Constitution Act 1982 – Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms (Annotated)
- Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Annotated)
- Youth Criminal Justice Act (Annotated)
- Canada Evidence Act (Annotated)
- DNA Identification Act
- Firearms Act
- Extradition Act
- Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act
- Criminal Records Act
- Interpretation Act
- Offence Chart
- Index
Alan D. Gold is one of Canada's leading and most successful
criminal lawyers. He has appeared as counsel in many leading criminal cases. He
is the author of Quicklaw's well-regarded Alan D. Gold's Criminal Law
NetLetter, and a certified Specialist in Criminal Litigation.
The
legislation in this edition is current to the Canada Gazette, Part II, July 6,
2011, Vol. 145, No. 14.
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