LAWS 3501 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Condom, Body Image, Labiaplasty
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Internet pornography and its impact on g ender-bas ed sexual. Threats of criminal charges for lying, making false report. I am forced to conclude that it is impossible for the court to have sufficient faith in the reliability of sincerity of these complainants. Put simply, the volume of serious deficiencies in the evidence leaves the court with a reasonable doubt. One of the challenges for the prosecution in this case is that the allegations against mr. Ghomeshi are supported by nothing in addition to the complainants" word. There is no evidence to look to determine the truth. There is no smoking gun. " there is only the sworn evidence of each complainant, standing on its own, to be measured against a very exacting standard of proof. This highlights the importance of the assessment of the credibility and the reliability and the overall quality of the evidence.