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About
Professor Coughlan's primary teaching area is Criminal Law and Procedure. For many years, he coached competitive moot teams. Professor Coughlan has taught Constitutional Law, Health Law, and Medical Ethics (in the Faculty of Medicine), as well as Introduction to Law (a course offered by the Law School to non-law students).
Professor Coughlan's research interests include criminal law and procedure, law and technology/privacy – particularly as it intersects with criminal law issues – and interdisciplinary work on treatment of the elderly/adult protection. He is actively involved in efforts to have the federal government update the Criminal Code. Professor Coughlan has published 25 books and roughly 100 articles and book chapters. He is co-editor of and writes regular case annotations for the Criminal Reports and is a co-author of the National Judicial Institute Criminal Law Essentials eletter. He is also co-editor of the IT.Can Newsletter on Canadian information technology law developments.
Contact Information
Schulich School of Law
Weldon Law Building
6061 University Avenue
PO Box 15000
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2
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Education/Academic qualification
LLB, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law
BA, University of Ottawa
MA, University of Toronto
PhD, University of Toronto
Research Interests
- Criminal Procedure
- Law and Technology
- Criminal Law Ethics
- Criminal Law
Disciplines
- Law
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Procedure
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Annual Review of Criminal Law 2023
Coughlan, S., Iftene, A. & Currie, R. J., May 28 2024, 2023 ed. Carswell Thomson Reuters. 500 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Annual Review of Criminal Law 2022
Coughlan, S., Iftene, A. & Currie, R. J., Jul. 2023Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Annual Review of Criminal Law 2021
Iftene, A., Currie, R., Coughlan, S. & Coughlan, S., Jul. 6 2022, Thomson Reuters.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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R v Cowan
Coughlan, S., Jan. 1 2022, In: Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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R v McKenzie: Continuing Confusion on Common Law Powers
Coughlan, S., Jan. 1 2022, In: Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review