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- Title
"MERE EVIDENCE"? WHY CUSTOMS SEARCHES OF DIGITAL DEVICES VIOLATE SECTION 8 OF THE CHARTER.
- Authors
PENNEY, STEVEN
- Abstract
The article focuses on mere evidence rule with the regulation of electronic border searches in contemporary Canada and constitutionally justified by the state's border security interests. It mentions suspicionless digital searches at customs are unreasonable under section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It also mentions legislative and jurisprudential context for customs searches of digital devices and compelled disclosures of passwords.
- Subjects
CANADA; LEGAL evidence; SEARCHES &; seizures (Law); COLLATERAL security laws; CANADA. Canadian Charter of Rights &; Freedoms; COMPUTER passwords; LAW
- Publication
University of British Columbia Law Review, 2016, Vol 49, Issue 2, p485
- ISSN
0068-1849
- Publication type
Article