October 27, 2020
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R v MacPherson et. al.: Judicial Independence Redux

R v MacPherson et. al.: Judicial Independence Redux On 15 September 2020, the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) ‘suspended’ his CDS Designation Order, 2 Oct […]
October 12, 2020
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Discretion is the Better Part of (Valour) Statutory Decision-Making

Discretion is the Better Part of Valour Statutory Decision-Making   [Author’s Note: During this past week-end, I learned that my friend and colleague, Major (retired) Charles […]
October 2, 2020
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Judgments as ‘Remedial Measures’ – What we can learn from recent developments

Judgments as ‘Remedial Measures’ As I was examining the recent developments in the Code of Service Discipline, it occurred to me that the ‘dialogue’ between military […]
September 26, 2020
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Military Judicial Independence: I have heard of orders, and rumours of orders …

Military Judicial Independence: I have heard of orders, and rumours of orders … It appears that the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) has, in fact, […]