Putting the State on Trial - The Policing of Protest During the G20 Summit

Not only were peaceful protestors and innocent bystanders assaulted by police during the G20 Summit in Toronto in June 2010, but the constitutional rights of Canadians were as well. This book contextualizes the events and examines what should be done to safeguard the rights of Canadians to freedom of speech, peaceful assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention in the future.

About the author

Margaret E. Beare is a professor of law and sociology at York University and Osgoode Hall Law School, Canada. Nathalie Des Rosiers is dean of the Faculty of Common Law at the University of Ottawa, Canada. Abigail C. Deshman is director of the Public Safety Program with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.

Summary

Not only were peaceful protestors and innocent bystanders assaulted by police during the G20 Summit in Toronto in June 2010, but the constitutional rights of Canadians were as well. This book contextualizes the events and examines what should be done to safeguard the rights of Canadians to freedom of speech, peaceful assembly, and freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention in the future.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret E. (EDT)/ Des Rosiers Beare
• Assisted by: Margaret E. Beare (Editor), Nathalie Des Rosiers (Editor), Abigail C. Deshman (Editor), Nathalie des Rosiers (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of British Columbia
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.12.2014
• EAN: 9780774828291
• ISBN: 978-0-7748-2829-1
• No. of pages: 311
• Series: Law and Society; Law & Society Series; Law and Society
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology