Magazine article from our research archive:

Actions for trespass & Hunter v. Southam.(Canada)

INTRODUCTION

In Hunter v. Southam (1984), the Supreme Court held that s. 8 of the Charter (1) ordinarily requires law enforcement officers to obtain a warrant, where "feasible", before conducting a search. (2) The absence of a warrant or common law power, the Court held, gives rise to a presumption that the search is unreasonable and, therefore, contrary to s. 8. (3) The Court, in Hunter, gave no indication that the rule it created was merely one possible means of fulfilling the requirements of s. 8 rather than a mechanism specifically required by the Charter. That may go some way towards explaining why Parliament has, since then, given little or no thought to replacing ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

See all results. Or, try our Advanced Search.

Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 60 million articles! Access over 3,500 publications with a FREE trial!