Constructive Murder and the Charter: In Search of Principle

A. Wayne MacKay; Isabel Grant; Wayne Mackay

Constructive Murder and the Charter: In Search of Principle

A. Wayne MacKay, Isabel Grant, Wayne Mackay

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This article explores the principle of "constructive" murder and how it interacts with the sentencing and the parties sections of the Criminal Code. The authors re-examine these issues in light of the Charter. They conclude that constructive murder has no place in a post-Charter Canada.

Original language	Canadian English
Journal	Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
Volume	25
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - Jan. 1 1987

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Keywords

Criminal Law
Constructive Murder
Sentencing Principles
Criminal Code of Canada
Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Murder
Homicide
Section 7

Disciplines

Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
Law

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Constructive Murder and the Charter: In Search of Principle

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