Article
R v Bastien
Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
Document Type
Response or Comment
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Keywords
- Offences,
- Arson,
- Elements,
- Defences,
- Res judicata,
- Offences Punishable Under Different Statutes
Disciplines
Abstract
Bastien is as neat an illustration as one could want of the current difficulties with fault elements in the Criminal Code, and in particular the dangers which arise from the lack of a general part and the inconsistencies in drafting style which are a result thereof.
Citation Information
Stephen Coughlan, "R v Bastien", Case Comment, (2017) 38 CR (7th) 73.