Victim Privacy and the Open Court Principle

Authors

Jamie Cameron, Osgoode Hall Law School of York UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Publisher

Government of Canada

City

Ottawa

Keywords

victim, privacy, court, principle, charter

Abstract

This Report takes a comprehensive look, in the administration of justice, at the tension between victim privacy and the open court principle. It discusses the common law foundations of openness in the justice system, and analyzes the Supreme Court of Canada’s decisions on this issue under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In considering the status of victims in the criminal justice system the Report focuses on privacy rights, especially for complainants in sexual assault proceedings. It includes chapters which offer comparative, transnational and international perspectives and the author’s reflections on these questions, as well as an extensive bibliography. The Report was commissioned by the Policy Centre for Victims Issues, Research and Statistics Division of the Department of Justice (Canada).

Comments

The Report was commissioned by the Policy Centre for Victims Issues, Research and Statistics Division of the Department of Justice (Canada).

Repository Citation

Cameron, Jamie, "Victim Privacy and the Open Court Principle" (Ottawa: Government of Canada, 2013). Commissioned Reports, Studies and Public Policy Documents. Paper 167.
https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/reports/167