2012 SCC 45
The Asper Centre was granted intervener standing on its own in this case which addresses the test for public interest standing in a constitutional case challenging the prostitution provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada. The case was heard on January 19, 2012. Professor Kent Roach represented the Centre. The Court released its decision on September 21, 2012. Follow this link for the Webcast of the Legal Argument (The Asper Centre’s submissions begin at 2:50:00).
Facta
| Date | Document |
| 2011 / 09 / 01 | Appellant – Attorney General of Canada |
| 2011 / 10 / 27 | Respondents – Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United against Violence Society et al. |
| 2012 / 01 / 04 | Intervener – Attorney General of Ontario |
| 2012 / 01 / 03 | Intervener – British Columbia Civil Liberties Association |
| 2012 / 01 / 05 | Intervener – Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers and Canadian Council for Refugees |
| 2012 / 01 / 05 | Intervener – Canadian Civil Liberties Association |
| 2012 / 01 / 03 | Intervener – Canadian HIV / AIDS Legal Network, HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario and Positive Living Society of B.C. |
| 2011 / 12 / 22 | Intervener – Coalition of West Coast Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (West Coast LEAF) et al. |
| 2012 / 01 / 02 | Intervener – David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights |
| 2012 / 01 / 04 | Intervener – Ecojustice Canada |
| 2012 / 01 / 05 | Intervener – Community Legal Assistance Society |