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Roach v Electoral Commissioner [1] [2] is a High Court of Australia case, decided in 2007, dealing with the validity of Commonwealth legislation that prevented prisoners from voting. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Court held that the 2006 amendments [ 4 ] were inconsistent with the system of representative democracy established by the Constitution .
Roach swore allegiance to the Queen of Canada twice before: once as a reservist in the 1950s, and again when he was called to the Bar. [ 7 ] In 1992, Roach argued in the Federal Court of Canada that the Canadian oath for new citizens , which includes a statement of allegiance to the Canadian monarch , was a violation of the Charter of Rights ...
M v R or M v The Queen is an Australian legal case decided in the High Court. [1] It is an important authority in the field of criminal law , for the circumstances in which it is permissible for a jury's guilty verdict to be overturned by a judge.
Hearing: October 13, 14, 1977 Judgment: May 1, 1978; Full case name: City of Sault Ste. Marie v. Her Majesty The Queen: Citations [1978] 2 SCR 1299: Court membership
How did Law Roach become a Hollywood mega-stylist? With confidence, of course. Roach, 46, is the famed creative behind Zendaya’s most iconic red carpet looks — but he also made her boyfriend ...
Momcilovic v The Queen - in which the court dealt with, among other things, the interaction between the principle of legality and s32(1) of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic); a legislative section that on its face imposes a similar interpretive process to the principle of legality.
Ryan v The Queen (abbreviated to Ryan v R) is a seminal case in Australian criminal law. The case is an application to the High Court of Australia for special leave to appeal a conviction for murder. It is often cited in cases of felony murder (referred to as constructive murder in Australian law) and when the issue of voluntariness is in question.
Morgentaler v R (also known as Morgentaler v The Queen) is a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada where physician Henry Morgentaler unsuccessfully challenged the prohibition of abortion in Canada under the federal Criminal Code. The Court found the abortion law was appropriately passed by Parliament under the laws of federalism.