11 Jury Nullification in Canadian Political Protest Trials: Turning Loose the “12 Angry Men”

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Introduction 3
5. The Context of the G20 Summit: How Predictable Was the Protest’s Outcome?
6. States, Protest, and Global Capitalism: Putting the G20 in Perspective 25
7. Reorganizing Repression: Policing Protest, 1995–2012 44
8. Post-9/11 Policing of Protests: Symbolic but Illusory Law Reform and Real Accountability Gaps 64
9. Anatomy of a Breach of the Peace: The CCLA and the G20 Summit 84
10. The Rule of Law on Trial: Police Powers, Public Protest, and the G20 105
11. Policing the Event: The Role of Law, the Failures of Law, and Civil Society
12. Policing as Spectacle and the Politics of Surveillance at the Toronto G20 127
13. Integrated Security Networks: Less, Not More, Accountability 148
14. Investigative Detention and Street Checks 168
15. International Law and the Silencing of Social Protest 196
16. Pacification through “Intelligence” during the Toronto G20 214
17. After the Event: The Continuing Impact–Accountability Issues and Lessons to Be Learned
18. Jury Nullification in Canadian Political Protest Trials: Turning Loose the “12 Angry Men” 241
19. Mass Arrest/Mass Epiphany: G20 Policing and the Canadian Wakeup 264
20. Perceptions of a Protest: Through the Eyes of the Newspapers 285
21. Making the Best of Bad Choices: Inquiry versus Investigations in the G20 Case 299
22. Conclusion: The Future of Protests in Canada 319
23. Appendix 326
24. Bibliography 328
25. Contributors 357
26. Index 365