If the attack on Parliament and on Canadian Armed Forces members constituted a failure by the state to exercise its fundamental ‘night watchman’ function, it was probably not a failure of law. It may not necessarily have been a failure of law enforcement. It was certainly a failure of omniscience. … [Read more...]
Bench Press 38-3: First Case Under the Justice For Victims of Terrorism Act
Dr. Sherri Wise of Toronto was severely injured in a Hamas terrorist bomb attack in Israel in 1997. She has made a claim against Iran for compensation for her injuries under the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act (JVTA) which was passed by the Canadian parliament in 2012. However, an American … [Read more...]
