Download This PaperThe SNC Lavalin Controversy: The Shawcross Principle and Prosecutorial Independence
8 Pages Posted: 6 May 2019
Date Written: April 5, 2019
Abstract
This short paper examines the Shawcross principle and whether prosecutorial independence would be better protected by removing the office of the Attorney General of Canada from Cabinet.
Keywords: Attorney General, Prosecutorial Independence, Shawcross, SNC Lavalin
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Roach, Kent, The SNC Lavalin Controversy: The Shawcross Principle and Prosecutorial Independence (April 5, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3367097 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3367097
Kent Roach (Contact Author)
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