Criminal Law
The domestic, international and transnational laws relating to criminal conduct, including substantive provisions and criminal law procedures. Our faculty members are actively researching in a variety of areas, including international criminal law, criminal procedure, and state responses to violence.
Is driving high as bad as driving drunk? Legalization and what it means for traffic safety.
UCalgary researchers study how legalized cannabis could affect our roads and highways, including driving habits with cannabis, impaired driving laws, and a roadside sensor to detect cannabis.
How much will legalized pot cost? Cannabis legalization and how it will affect our governments, our laws, and our way of life.
UCalgary researchers explore the social side of cannabis legislation, including policy, law, and on-campus life.
Related Clinics
- Student Legal Assistance
- Criminal Justice Clinic
Related Moots
- Western Canada MacIntyre Cup Trip Competition
- The Alberta Court of Appeal Moot (Criminal)
- Gale Cup Moot
Books published by our researchers
- Criminal Law Defences (2013)
- Criminal Law Defences, 5th edition (2021)