TY - JOUR
T1 - Social Media Threats
T2 - Examining the Canadian Criminal Law Response
AU - Perrin, Benjamin
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This article begins by discussing the legislative history, essential elements, and purpose of the threats offence in s. 264.1(1) of the Criminal Code. It then analyzes major reported Canadian judicial decisions dealing with social media threats, based on the five themes identified above. Finally, this article concludes by highlighting the implications and limitations of this study, as well as areas for future research.
AB - This article begins by discussing the legislative history, essential elements, and purpose of the threats offence in s. 264.1(1) of the Criminal Code. It then analyzes major reported Canadian judicial decisions dealing with social media threats, based on the five themes identified above. Finally, this article concludes by highlighting the implications and limitations of this study, as well as areas for future research.
KW - uttering threats offence
KW - social media threats
KW - Facebook threats
M3 - Article
SN - 1702-9228
VL - 16
SP - 75
EP - 106
JO - Canadian Journal of Law and Technology
JF - Canadian Journal of Law and Technology
IS - 1
ER -