Amici Curiae: The Papal Immunity, UN Immunity, and Phelps Impunity Edition

Vatican May Invoke Sovereign Immunity in Defence of Pope As prominent Catholic bishops rush to defend Pope Benedict amid further reports of past sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests, Vactian lawyers plan to argue that the pope has immunity as a head of state in their defence of a potential class-action suit, the AP reported. […]

R. v. Cunningham: New Solutions for Legal Aid?

Introduction Now this seems to be a novel solution to our legal aid problems. Those who spend their summers attuned to the legal world may remember the legal aid boycott (when more than 300 lawyers stopped accepting Legal Aid certificates,) which quite handily highlighted issues of access to justice. While Legal Aid attempts to span […]