A Workshop Co-Sponsored by
The Taubenschlag Institute of Criminal Law, Tel Aviv University &
The Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
The conference will take place at
Flavelle House
University of Toronto Faculty of Law
78 Queen’s Park
McCarthy Tétrault Classroom (Classroom A)
For further information, please contact
Professor Hamish Stewart, University of Toronto — hamish.stewart@utoronto.ca
Professor Shai Lavi, Tel Aviv University — slavi@post.tau.ac.il
Saturday 12 September 2009
Full papers available by clicking on the titles. All papers are in PDF format.
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
9:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Session #1: Criminal Aspects of Constitutional Law
Klaus Guenther, Goethe-University Law School, Frankfurt, Germany
“Is there a constitutional duty to protect citizens against violations of rights by criminal law?”
Alice Ristroph, Seton Hall University
“Covenants for the Sword”
Kent Roach, University of Toronto
“The Canadian Experience with Constitutionalizing Fault Requirements”
11:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Break
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Session #2: The Constitution and the Rules of the General Part
Benjamin Berger, University of Victoria
“The Logic of Proportionality Review and the Criminal Law: Institutional and Cultural Perspectives”
Alon Harel, Hebrew University
“Necessity Knows No Law”
Discusssant: Amar Bhatia, University of Toronto
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Lunch
2:00 – 4:15 p.m.
Session #3: The Scope of the Criminal Law
Markus Dubber, University of Toronto
“Morals Offenses, the Criminal Law, and the Police Power”
Otto Lagodny, Universität Salzburg
“Basic Rights and Substantive Criminal Law: the Example of Incest”
Martha Shaffer, University of Toronto
“The Transformation of Sexual Assault Law and the Charter Era”
Discussant: Galia Scheebaum, Tel Aviv University
Sunday 13 September 2009
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
9:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Session #4: Procedure and Punishment
Shai Lavi
“Revoking Citizenship as Punishment”
Stephen Shute, University of Birmingham
“New Methods of Surveillance for Offenders: The Constitutional Implications”
Stephen Thaman, St Louis University
“The Violation of Constitutional Rights and the Search for Truth in the Criminal Trial”
Discussant: Kimberley Petrie, University of Toronto
11:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Break
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Session #5: The Constitution and the Defences of General Application
Alan Brudner, University of Toronto
“Constitutionalizing Self-Defence”
Hamish Stewart, University of Toronto
“The Constitution and the Right of Self-Defence”
Discussant: Zoe Sinel, University of Toronto
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Lunch
