Perspectives on Evidentiary Privileges

Author: Christopher D.L. Hunt
Publisher: The Carswell Company Ltd.
ISBN: 9780779891405
Published In: November 2019
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Canada ? Disclaimer:
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Perspectives on Evidentiary Privileges features 12 scholarly papers that examine emerging doctrinal and policy issues concerning evidential privileges in the following areas:-

‘Mr. Big’ undercover police operations;
protection of journalistic source privilege;
marital privilege;
privilege for tax professionals;
privilege issues surrounding police investigative techniques;
case by case privilege;
privilege for religious communications;
Parliamentary records privilege; confidential informant privilege;
privilege against self-incrimination;
and researcher-participant privilege.

As the first collection of its kind published in Canada, Perspectives on Evidential Privileges aims to advance debate on critical yet understudied issues relating to these evidential privileges.

Chapter 1. Testimonial Privilege: The Scope of Protection Against Self-Incrimination Afforded by Section 13 of the Charter

Nikos Harris

Chapter 2. Rethinking Marital Privilege

Chris D.L. Hunt

Chapter 3. Mr. Big: The Undercover Breach of the Right Against Self-Incrimination

Adelina Iftene

Chapter 4. Case-by-Case Privilege in Canada: Framework, Trends and Futures

David Ireland, Richard Jochelson & Taylor Stoesz

Chapter 5. Safeguarding Confidential News Sources? Assessing the Protections in the Federal Journalistic Sources Protection Act

Amar Khoday

Chapter 6. Religious Communications Privilege

Howard Kislowicz