Duncan Weld Shaw is a former
British Columbia Supreme Court Justice who served on the Court from 1987 to 2007. Shaw is best known for his ruling in
R. v. Sharpe
''R v Sharpe'', 2001 SCC 2 is a constitutional rights decision of the Supreme Court of Canada. The court balanced the societal interest to regulate child pornography against the right to freedom of expression possessed by the defendants under sec ...
that Canada's law prohibiting
child pornography was unconstitutional. In another case, he ruled that the media cannot publish the names of young offenders charged with serious crimes, including murder, until a transfer hearing to adult court takes place and a 30-day appeal period expires.
Personal life
Shaw earned a
Bachelor of Arts (1955) and a
Bachelor of Laws (1956) from the
University of British Columbia. In 1961, he married Patricia Nan Gardner.
References
External links
Personal website
Judges in British Columbia
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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