ESSENTIALISM MAKES FOR STRANGE BEDMATES: THE SUPREME COURT CASE OF J.A. AND THE INTERVENTION OF L.E.A.F.

In the recent case of R. v J.A, the majority of the Supreme Court of Canada determined that an unconscious person could not consent in advance to sexual touching. This paper reviews the majority reasoning and questions whether the intervention of the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund [LEAF] pe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Richard Jochelson, Kirsten Kramar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Windsor 2012-02-01
Series:The Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice
Online Access:https://wyaj.uwindsor.ca/index.php/wyaj/article/view/4361