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Selected Bibliography on Attempt /
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I -- Canadian Law / Droit canadien
 

ABELL, J. (Jennie), 1951-,  and Elizabeth Sheehy, Criminal Law and Procedure: Poof, Defences, and Beyond, 2nd ed., North York (Ontario): Captus Press, c.1998, ii, 463 p., ISBN: 6896691374, see Chapter 3, "Proof of Inchoate Crimes - A.  Attempts" at  pp.109-113;
 

ARCHIBALD, Todd  and Max Epstein,  "Notes and Comments: R.v. Bains and Grewal: A Postscript to Ancio",  (1985) 28 Criminal  Law Quarterly 23-27;
 

ARNESON, Richard J., "Critical Note [of] Arthur Ripstein, Equality, Responsibility, and the Law...Cambridge University Press, 1999...", (2001) 31 Canadian Journal of Philosophy 245-262, see "Risk and Luck in Criminal Law" at pp. 256-258;
 

BARNHORST, Sherrie-1948 and Richard Barnhorst, Criminal Law and the Canadian Criminal Code, 3rd ed., Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1996, xxxii, 414 p., see in  Chapter 3 "Some General Principles for DeterminingCriminal Liability",  pp. 58-60 dealing with "Attempts",  ISBN:007552757X;
 

BARRIÈRE, Carole, "De la tentative criminelle et des problèmes qu'elle pose", (1970) 5 Revue Juridique Thémis 293-299;
 

BROWN, Barry, "'Th'attempt, and not the deed, Confound Us': Section 24 and Impossible Attempts", (1981) 19 University of Western OntarioLaw Review 225-236;
 

BURNS, Peter and Robert S. Reid, "Attempted Murder - Specific Intent to Kill - Recklessness - Constructive Malice: Lajoie v. The Queen", (1973) 8 University of British Columbia Law Review 364-374;
 

___________"From Felony Murder to Accomplice Felony Attempted Murder: The Rake's Progress Compleat?",  (1977) 55 Canadian Bar Review 75-105;
 

CACCHIONE, Felix A., "Impossibility" in National Criminal Law Program: Substantive Criminal Law (1993: Montreal), [ed.],  National Criminal Law Program, The Federation of Law Societies of Canada, Montreal (PQ): Federation of Law Societies, 1993, 2 volumes; information from  http://gate.library.ualberta.ca/ (The GATE:  NEOS Libraries' Catalogue) as seen on 11 November 2000; document not consulted;

CANADA/PROVINCES, Report of the Working Group on Chapter 4 of the  Law Reform Commission of Canada Report 30 "Recodifying Criminal Law",[Ottawa]; [Department of Justice Canada], January 1988, iv, 24 p.; Chapter 4 of report 30  is entitled "Involvement in Crime"; Research Note :The Working Group's report was submitted to the Federal-Provincial Coordination Committee of Senior Justice Officials.  Members of the Working Group were from: the Department of Justice Canada, and from the following provincial Attorney General departments or Ministries/Departments of  Justice: Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Alberta and  British Columbia .Thisreport is available from the Department of Justice Canada.  It wasobtained by François Lareau in 1998 under Access to Information Request number A98-00186 to the Department of Justice Canada.also available in French / aussi disponible en français: CANADA/PROVINCES, Rapport du Groupe de travail chargé de l'étude du chapitre 4 du Rapport no 30 de la Commission de réforme du droit du Canada "Pour une nouvellecodification du droit pénal" (Volume I), [Ottawa]: [Ministèrede la Justice Canada],  janvier 1988, iv, 25 p.  Notesde recherche :  Le chapitre 4 du rapport 30 a pour titre «Laparticipation aux crimes».  Ce rapport a été soumisau Comité fédéral-provincial de coordination composé de fonctionnaires de niveau supérieur de la justice.  Les membres du groupe de travail provenaient du Ministère de la Justice Canada et des ministères des procureurs généraux /ministères provinciaux de la justice de: l'Ontario, Québec, Nouvelle-Écosse, Saskatchewan, Alberta et Columbie-Britannique.  Ce rapport est disponible au Ministère de la Justice Canada.  Il a étéobtenu par François Lareau en 1998 suite à une demande d'accès à l'information numéro A-98-00186 au Ministère dela Justice Canada;
 

CANADA, Department of Justice Canada and James W. O'Reilly, Toward a New General Part of the Criminal Code of Canada - Details on Reform Options -, [Ottawa]: [Department of Justice Canada], [December 1994], ii, 50p., see "Inchoate Offences" at pp. 28-29;available at my Digital Library, at http://www.lareau-law.ca/DigitalLibrary.html; also published in French/aussipublié en français: Ministère de la Justice Canadaet James W. O'Reilly, Pour une nouvelle codification de la Partie générale du Code criminel du Canada - Options de réforme -, [Ottawa]:[Ministère de la Justice Canada], [décembre 1994], ii, 51 p., voir les "Infractions inchoatives" aux pp. 28-30; disponible à ma bibliothèque digitale à http://www.lareau-law.ca/DigitalLibrary.html;
 

CANADA, Department of Justice Canada, Reforming the General Par tof the Criminal Code: A Consultation Paper, [Ottawa]; [Department of Justice Canada], [November 1994], v, 35 p., see "What this consultation paper does not deal with" at p. 35;available at my Digital Library, at http://www.lareau-law.ca/DigitalLibrary.html;
also published in French/aussi publié en français: Ministère de la Justice Canada,Projet  de réforme de la Partie générale du Code criminel,[Ottawa], [Ministère de la Justice Canada], [Novembre 1994], v,39 p., voir "Quelles questions le présent document de consultation  n'aborde-t-il pas?" à la p. 39; disponible à ma bibliothèque digitale à http://www.lareau-law.ca/DigitalLibrary.html;
 

CANADA, House of Commons,  Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Sub-Committee on the Recodification of the General Part of the Criminal Code of the Standing Committee on Justice and the Solicitor General,[Ottawa]: Queen's Printer for Canada, 1992-1993,  11 Issues: no. 1: 25, 26, 30 March  1992, 12 May and  8 June 1992; no. 2:15 June 1992; no. 3: 16 June 1992; no. 4: 16 June 1992; no. 5: 2 and 18 November. 1991; no. 6: 19 November 1992; no. 7: 23 November 1992; no. 8: 24 November 1992; no. 9: 26 November. 1992; no. 10: 8 December  1992; no. 11: 10 December 1992 and  2, 4, and 16 February 1993; note thatthe 11 th issue consists of the report:  First Principles: Recodifyingthe General Part of the Criminal Code of Canada: Report of the Sub-Committeeon the Recodification of the General part of the Criminal Code of the StandingCommittee on Justice and the Sollicitor General, see "Attempts" atp. 65;  also published in French/aussi publié en français:Chambre des Communes, Procès-verbaux et témoignages du Sous-comité sur la Recodification de la Partie générale du Code criminel du Comité permanent de la justice et du Solliciteur général,  [Ottawa]: I'Imprimeur de la Reine pour le Canada, 1992-1993, 11 fasicules : 1: 25, 26, 30 mars 1992, 12 mai, 8juin 1992; 2: 15 juin 1992; 3: 16 juin 1992; 4: 16 juin 1992; 5: 2 et 18 novembre 1991; 6: 19 novembre 1992; 7: 23 novembre 1992; 8: 24 novembre1992; 9: 26 novembre 1992; 10: 8 décembre 1992; 11: 10 décembre1992 et 2,4,16 février 1993; noter que le 11e fasicule contient  le rapport : Principes de base: recodification de la Partie généraledu Code criminel du Canada.  Rapport du Sous-comité sur la recodification de la Partie générale du Code criminel du Canada du Comité permanent de la justice et du Solliciteur général,voir "La tentative" aux pp. 69-70;
 

CANADA, The Minister of Justice of Canada,  Proposals to Amend the Criminal Code (general principles), [Ottawa], [Department of Justice Canada], 28 June 1993, 17 p., see clause 9 on on attempt at p. 8; available at my Digital Library, at http://www.lareau-law.ca/DigitalLibrary.html; information in French (bilingual publication) /informations en français (publication bilingue): Ministre de la Justice du Canada, Proposition de modification du Code criminel (principes généraux), [Ottawa], [MInistère de la Justice Canada], 28 ¸juin 1993, 17 p., voir l'article 9 surla tentative; disponible à ma bibliothèque digitale à http://www.lareau-law.ca/DigitalLibrary.html;
 

CANADA, Officials of the Department of Justice Canada and Members of the Law Reform Commission of Canada,  Toward a New General Partfor the Criminal Code of Canada: A Framework Document on the ProposedNew General Part of the Criminal Code for the Consideration of the  House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and the Solicitor General,[Ottawa]: [Department of Justice Canada], [1990], 137 p., see "Attempts" at pp. 116-118; available at my Digital Library, at http://www.lareau-law.ca/DigitalLibrary.html; also published in French/aussi publié en français:Fonctionnaires du Ministère de la Justice Canada et des membresde la Commission de réforme du droit du Canada, Pour une nouvellecodification de la Partie générale du Code criminel duCanada : document cadre sur la nouvelle partie généraleproposée duCode criminel présenté pour examenau comité permanent de la justice et du solliciteur général,[Ottawa]: [Ministère de la Justice], [1990], 144 p., voir "Tentatives"aux pp. 121-124; disponible à ma bibliothèque digitale à http://www.lareau-law.ca/DigitalLibrary.html;
 

CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF POLICE CHIEFS, An Evaluation of Volume I of the Report 30 Published by the Law Reform Commission Canada and titled"Recodifying Criminal Law", [Ottawa?]: The Canadian Association ofPolice Chiefs, 1987, 112 p.;
 

CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION,  CRIMINAL RECODIFICATION TASK FORCE, Principlesof Criminal Liability: Proposals for a New General Part of the CriminalCode - Report of the Criminal Recodification Task Force,  Ottawa:Canadian Bar Association, [1992],  x, 190 p., ISBN: 0920742335; ResearchNote: This book is also published in CANADA, House of Commons, Minutesof Proceedings and Evidence of the Sub-Committee on the Recodification of the General Part of the Criminal Code of the Standing Committee on Justice and the Solicitor General,  supra, Issue 5 of 2 and 18 November 1992 at pp. 5A:1-5A:194;  also published in French / aussipublié en français: ASSOCIATION  DU BARREAU CANADIEN,GROUPE DE TRAVAIL SUR LA NOUVELLE CODIFICATION DU DROIT PÉNAL, Principesde responsabilité pénale: proposition de nouvelles dispositionsgénérales du Code criminel du Canada: Rapport du Groupe detravail sur la nouvelle codification du droit pénal, Ottawa: Association du Barreau canadien, [1992], xiii, 206 p., ISBN: 0920742351;Notede recherche : aussi publié dans CANADA, Chambre des Communes, Procès-verbaux et témoignages du Sous-comité sur laRecodification de la Partie générale du Code criminel duComité permanent de la justice et du Solliciteur général,supra, fasicule 5 du  2 et 18 novembre 1992 aux pp. 5A:224-5A:434;
 

CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, Submission to the Minister of Justice onthe Proposals to Amend the Criminal Code (General Principles), [Ottawa]:[The Canadian Bar Association], January 1994, 12 p. (series; Legislativeand Law Reform Submissions); infomation on the French version/informationssur la version française: L'Association du Barreau canadien,Mémoire au Ministre de la justice sur la proposition de modification du Code criminel (Principes généraux), [Ottawa]: [L'Association du Barreau canadien], janvier 1994, 12 p. (Collection; Mémoires - Législation et réforme du droit);
 

CHAPMAN, Bruce, "Agency and Contingency: The Case of Criminal Attempts",  (1988) 38 University of Toronto Law Journal 355-377;
 

CLARKSON, C.M.V., "Impossibility: Transient Frustrations and Other Confusions",  (1979) 9 Kingston Law Review 88-99;


COCKBURN, A.E., "Copy ‘of Letter from the Lord Chief Justice of England PDF dated the 12th day of June 1879, containing Comments and Suggestions in relation to the Criminal Code (Indictable Offences) Bill’”, Sessional Papers (Parliamentary Papers), (1878-79), vol. 59, pp. 233-252, paper number 232, 20 p., and see pp. 18-19 on attempt; to situate Cockburn's letter, see François Lareau, "Notes on the English Draft Code (1878-1883)"PDF, [Ottawa], August 1990, 11 p.; 
 

COURNOYER, Guy, "Attempt"  in National criminal law program (2001 : Charlottetown, P.E.I.), ed., National criminal law program / The Federation of Law Societies of Canada, Charlottetown : Federation of Law Societies, 2001, in vol. 1 of 2; copy at Department of Justice Canada, Prairies Region, Edmonton Office, Law Library, call number: KF 9655 N36 2001;
 

CriminalCode, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46 / Codecriminel, S.R.C. 1985, c. C-46; 
 

Criminal Code -- Annotated codes used by practioners/ Code criminel --codes annotés utilisés par les practiciens

    in English (published every year) /en anglais:

GOLD, Allan D., The Practioner's Criminal Code, Markham, Ont.: LexisNexis Canada, 2008;

GREENSPAN, Edward L. and Marc Rosenberg, annotations by, Martin's Annual Criminal Code 2008, Aurora: Canada Law Book Inc.;
WATT, David and Michelle Fuerst, annotations by, The 2008 Annotated Tremeear's Criminal Code, Toronto: Carswell, A Thomson Company;
 
     in French/en français (publié chaque année):
COURNOYER, Guy et Gilles Ouimet, Code criminel annoté 2008, Cowansville: Éditions Yvon Blais, une société Thomson; note: législation bilingue/bilingual legislation;
          DUBOIS, Alain et Philip Schneider, Code criminel et lois connexes annotés 2008, Brossard: Publications CCH Ltée;


COLVIN, Eric, "Case and Comment: Attempt - Actus reus - Preparation Distinguished: Deutsch, Supreme Court of Canada: 31 July 1986" (1987) 11 Criminal Law Journal 40-41;
 

___________Principles of Criminal Law, 2nd ed., [Scarborough]: Carswell, 1991, xxvi, 399 p., ISBN: 0459355619 (bound) and 0459355716 (pbk.);


COLVIN, Eric, 1945 and Sanjeev Anand, Principles of Criminal Law, 3rd ed., Toronto: Thomson/Carswell, 2007, li, 599 p., ISBN: 978 0779813247;  
 

CÔTÉ-HARPER, Gisèle, 1942-,  Pierre Rainville, 1964-,  et  Jean Turgeon, 1951-,  Traité de droit  pénal canadien, 4e édition refondue et augmentée, Cowansville: Éditions Yvon Blais, 1998, lv, 1458 p., ISBN: 2894512589; notede recherche: la première édition porte le tite: Principesde droit pénal général, 1981;  la deuxièmeédition en 1984 et la troisième édition en 1989 avecle supplément de 1994 portent le titeDroit pénal canadien;
 

DOHERTY, David H., "Conspiracies and attempts" in National CriminalLaw Program: Substantive Criminal Law (1986: St. John's, Newfoundland),[ed.],  National Criminal Law Program, The Federation of Law Societies  of Canada, St. John's: Federation of Law Societies, 1986, 2 volumes;information from  http://gate.library.ualberta.ca/ (The GATE: NEOS Libraries' Catalogue) as seen on 11 November 2000; document not consulted;
 

EDELSON, Michael D., "Attempts", in National Criminal Law Program (2004 : Halifax, N.S.), Dalhousie University, Faculty of Law, and Federation of Law Societies of Canada, Substantive criminal law : 2004 National Criminal Law Program, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 12 to 16, 2004 / presented by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada in conjunction with the Faculty of Law, Dalhousie University, [s.l. : s.n.], 2004, 3 v., in volume 1, Tab 2.8, 21 p.; copy at the Library of the Supreme Court of Canada KF9220 ZA2 N38 2004;
 

ELTON, Tanner F. D, "Trying" (a study of criminal attempts), [Montréal]: Université de Montréal, 1974, 199 feuilles, thèse de droit, Faculté de droit, Université de Montréal;
 

EWASCHUK, Eugene G., Criminal Pleadings and Practice in Canada, 2 vol., 2nd ed., Aurora (Ontario): Canada Law Book, 1987-, loose-leaf,ISBN: 0888040687 (vol. 1) and 0888041438 (vol. 2);
 

FEDERAL/PROVINCIAL WORKING GROUP ON HOMICIDE, Final Report of theFederal/Provincial Working Group on Homicide, [Ottawa], [Departmentof Justice Canada], June 1990, updated April 1991, xii, 170 p. (Co-Chairmen: Howard F. Morton,  Ministry of the Attorney General, Province of Ontarioand Jean-François Dionne, Quebec Department of Justice); copy of this report was obtained by François Lareau under an Access to Information Act request response dated November 9, 1998, file A-98-00183 from the Department of Justice Canada; also available in French / aussidisponible en français : Groupe de travail fédéral-provincialsur l'homicide, Rapport final du groupe de travail fédéral-provincialsur l'homicide, [Ottawa], [Ministère de la Justice Canada],juin 1990, révisé avril 1991, xii, 172 p. (Co-Présidents: Howard F. Morton, Ministère du Procureur général de l'Ontario et Jean-François Dionne, Ministère de la Justice du Québec); copie de ce rapport a été obtenu par François Lareau dans la réponse en date du 9 novembre 1998 de sa demande à la Loi sur l'accès à l'information , au Ministèrede la Justice Canada, dossier A-98-00183;
 

FERGUSON, Gerry, "Failure to Disclose HIV-Positive Status and Other Unresolved Issues in Williams", (2004) 20 (1) Criminal Reports (6th) 42-62;
 

___________"Recent Developments in Canadian Criminal Law", (2000) 24(4) Criminal Law Journal 248-263, see "Impossible attempts and impossible conspiracies" at p. 254 (1 page only);
 

FORTIN, Jacques et Louise Viau, Traité de droit pénal général, Montréal: Éditions Thémis, 1982, xi, 457 p.;
 

FRICKER, Patricia A. (Patricia Antoinette), 1960-, The Supreme Court of Canada, Parliament and the Charter: Exploring the Limits of the Judicial Functions in Criminal Law, 1998, vi, 170 leaves, Thesis (LL.M.), Dalhousie University, Faculty of Law, 1998, supervisor: Professor Bruce P. Archibald; see "See Ancio, Logan and Hibbert: Attempted Murder- Principal and Party Liability" at pp. 89-94;
 

FRIEDLAND, M.L. (Martin Lawrence), 1932-,  and Kent Roach, 1961-, CriminalLaw and Procedure : Cases and Materials, 8th ed., Toronto: Emond Montgomery Publications, 1997,  xxvii, 1020 p., ISBN: 0920722962;
 

GALLOWAY, Donald, "Patterns of Trying: A Critique of Fletcher on Criminal Attempts",  (1981-82) 7 Queen's Law Journal 232- 252;
 

GARTON, Nola, "The Actus Reus in Criminal Attempts", (1973-74) 2 Queen's Law Journal 183-224;
 

GOLD, Alan D.,  "Annotation: Assaults, Invitations and Attempted Assaults", (1972) 17 Criminal Reports New Series [C.R.N.S.] 265-282;
 

___________"Attempt murder - constructive liability", (1983-84) 26 Criminal Law Quarterly 405-408; Research Note: deals with R. v. Ancio(1984) 10 C.C.C. (3d) 385 (S.C.C.);
 

___________"Letters to the Editor: Reply to Glanville Williams", (1979-80) 22 The Criminal Law Quarterly 249-250;
 

___________"'To Dream the Impossible Dream': A Problem in  Criminal Attempt (and Conspiracy) Revisited", (1978-79) 21 The Criminal Law Quarterly 218-244;
 

GRANT, Brian, "Attempts and Conspiracy" in CANADA, House of Commons, Minutesof Proceedings and Evidence of the Sub-Committee on the recodification of the General Part of the Criminal Code of the Standing Committee on Justice and the Solicitor General, Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada (available from Canada Communication Group - Publishing), 1992, issue: 2, June 15,1992, pp. 2A: 66 to 2A: 84; also published in French - translation / aussipublié en français - traduction: Chambre des Communes,Procès-verbaux et témoignages du Sous-comité sur la Recodification de laPartie générale du Code criminel du Comité permanentde la justice et du Solliciteur général,Ottawa: Imprimeur de la Reine pour le Canada (en vente: Groupe Communication Canada - Édition),1992, fasicule 2, 15 juin 1992 aux pp. 2A:200 à 2A:209;
 

GRANT, Isabel, "Developments in Substantive Criminal Law: The 2003-2204 Term", (2004) 26 The Supreme Court Law Review (2nd series) 215-287; see R. v. Williams, [2003] 2 SCR 134¸ at pp. 239-249;
 

HAMILTON, Keith R., "Criminal Attempts",  February 1992, 20 p. (series; Working Paper, Canadian Bar Association, National Criminal Justice Section, Committee on Criminal Code Reform; number 11); paper mentioned in The Canadian Bar Association Task Force Report, Principles of CriminalLiability: Proposals for a New General Part of the Criminal Code, Ottawa: The Canadian Bar Association, [1992], x, 190 p., ISBN: 0920742335, at p.190; Research Note: this paper is available from the Canadian  Bar Association, Ottawa, Ontario; also available from the University of Montréal, Faculty of Law Library, call number HAAD W926 vol. 11 1992;
 

ILLICO, "La tentative de meurtre: sentences" recherche jurisprudentielle, CR-8660, février 1996  d'Illico Inc.; Tél. (514) 922-1271; (800) 663-3824; fax (514) 649-7619, 461, de Dieppe, Ste-Julie, P.Q.J3E 1C9; www.illico.qc.ca; noté dans le Répertoire de 2400Recherches québécoise à $150.00, 4e édition(reçuen mars 1997);
 

INSTITUTE OF LAW RESEARCH AND REFORM, Defences to Provincial Charges, Edmonton: The Institute of Law Research and Reform, March 1984, ii, 123 p., see "Chapter 3: The Charge of Attempt", at pp. 50-53 (series; Report No. 39);
 

KAMEL-TOUEG, Nabil, Précis de droit pénal général - Droit pénal I, 2e édition, Mont-Royal (Province ofQuébec) : Modulo Édiiteur, 1994, ix, 242 p., ISBN: 2891135024;
 

KENNEDY, Rob, [Conspiracy and attempt] / submitted by 723799, 1980, 25 leaves (series; Advanced criminal law papers), copy at the  University of Calgary, Library, call number: KF210 .C246 1980 K46; title noted in my research but not consulted yet;
 

"Lajoie v. The Queen, (1973) 33 D.L.R. (3d) 618", (1973) Feb. C.L.A.S. [Criminal Law Audio Series] side 1, part 1; made by Legal Audio Services of Canada Ltd; rare;
 

THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION OF CANADA, Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, Ottawa: Ministry of Supply and Services Canada, 1984, [xiii], 210 p., see "Attempts", at pp. 118-121 (series; working paper; number 37), ISBN: 0662136039; note paper written by James M. Simpson; English version available in pdf format at my Digital Library -- Canadian Criminal Law; also published in French / aussi publié en français: La juridiction extra-territoriale, Ottawa: Ministre des Approvisionnements et Services Canada, 1984, [xiv], 222 p., voir "La tentative", aux pp. 124-126 (Collection; document de travail; numéro 37), ISBN: 0662928776; note: document écrit par James M. Simpson; 
 

___________The General Part - Liability and Defences, Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services Canda, 1982,[xi], 204 p., (series; Working Paper 29), ISBN: 0662514297; English version available in pdf format at my Digital Library -- Canadian Criminal Law; informationon the French version/informations sur la version française, Commissionde réforme du droit du Canada,  Partie générale- responsabilité et moyens de défense, Ottawa: Ministèredes Approvisionnements et Services Canada, 1982, [xii], 239 p., (collection;Document de travail 29),  ISBN: 0662514297;
 

__________Recodifying Criminal Law, vol. 1, Ottawa: Law ReformCommission of Canada, 1986, [14], 117 p., ISBN: 0662547322 (series; Report30);information on the French version/informations sur la version française,Commission de réforme du droit du Canada,Pour une nouvelle codificationdu droit pénal, vol. 1, Ottawa : Commission de réformedu droit du Canada, 1986, [14], 117 p.,  ISBN: 0662547322 (collection;Rapport 30);
 

__________Recodifying Criminal Law (Revised and Enlarged Editionof Report 30),  Ottawa: Law Reform Commission of Canada, 1987,[16], 213 p., (series; Report 31), ISBN:0662547578; Research Note:  the Commission's recommendations in this report were modified by a subsequent document: "A New General Part for the Criminal Code: Brief from the LawReform Commission of Canada to the Subcommittee on the General Part" inMinutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Sub-Committee on the recodificationof the General Part of the Criminal Code of the Standing Committee on Justice and the Solicitor General, supra, Issue 1 of : 25, 26, 30 March 1992, at the Appendix, pp. 1A:1 - 1A:17.  This report 31 was tabledin the House of Commons on 19 May 1988 (see House of Commons, Debates ,19 May 1988 at 15609); English version available in pdf format at my Digital Library -- Canadian Criminal Law; information on the French version/informations sur la version française, Commission de réforme du droit du Canada,  Pour une nouvelle codification du droit pénal(Édition révisée et augmentée du rapport no30) , Ottawa: Commission de réforme du droit du Canada, 1987,[16], 233 p., ISBN: 0662547578; Note de recherche:  notonsque les recommandations de la Commission ont été modifiéespar le document "Pour une nouvelle codification de la Partie généraledu Code criminel - Mémoire présenté au sous-comitésur la Partie générale par la Commission de Réformedu droit du Canada" dans Procès-verbaux et témoignagesdu Sous-comité sur la Recodification de la Partie généraledu Code criminel du Comité permanent de la justice et du Solliciteurgénéra , supra,  fasicule numéro 1du  25, 26, 30 mars 1992, aux  pp. 1A:29 - 1A:60.  Ce rapport31 a été déposé à la Chambre des Communes,le 19 mai 1988 (voir Chambre des Communes, Débats, 19 mai1988 à 15609);
 

___________Secondary Liability, Ottawa: The Law Reform Commission of Canada, 1985, [xiv], 53 p. (series; Working Paper; number 45), ISBN:0662537491; English version available in pdf format at my Digital Library -- Canadian Criminal Law; also published in French / aussi publié en français: La Commission de réforme du droit du Canada, La responsabilité  secondaire , Ottawa: Commission de réforme du droit du Canada,[xv], 61 p. (Collection; document de travail; numéro 45), ISBN:0662537491;
 

LEGAL AID ONTARIO / AIDE JURIDIQUE ONTARIO -- LAO  LAW, Criminal law Memoranda, Toronto, catalogue current as of February 1, 2006; see http://www.lss.bc.ca/__shared/assets/LAOlawindex1225.pdf  and http://www.legalaid.on.ca/ (both sites accessed on 24 February 2006); see:
- O6-1, Attempts -- Definitions (14 Oct 2004; 38 p.);
- O3-1, Attempt Murder (17 Feb 2005; 24 p.);
- D13-1, Defence of Abandonment and Innocent Finder (16 Jan 2004; 10 p.);  I did not verify this document thus it is possible that the "Defence of Abandonment" may not be the one applicable to attempts;
 

LÉTOURNEAU, Gilles et Pierre Robert, Code de procédure pénale du Québec annoté, 6e édition, Montréal : Wilson et Lafleur, 2004, xiiv, 919 p., voir "La tentative et complot" à la p. 108, ISBN: 2891276442; copie à l'Université d'Ottawa, KEQ 1174 .A3117 L47 2004; note: droit pénal provincial;
 

LIBMAN, Rick,  1956-, The Law of Robbery, Toronto: Carswell, 1990, xix, 388 p., see Chapter 10, "Attempts to Commit Robbery" at pp.219-247, ISBN: 0459340719;
 

LUCAS, David, The Rule of Law and Defences of Justification and Excuse: Some Problems Areas, LL.M. thesis, University of Montreal, Faculty of Law, July 1981, vi, 262 p.;
 

MacKINNON, Peter, "Attempting Murder Recklessly: The Significance of R. v. Ancio",  (1986) 20 University of British Columbia Law Review 121-128;
 

___________"Book Review: The Law of Criminal Attempt by Eugene Meehan", (1985) 63 Canadian Bar Review 829-833;
 

___________"Making Sense of Attempts",  (1981-82) 7 Queen's Law Journal 253-273;
 

MacALISTER, David and Simon N. Verdun-Jones, "Unprotected Sexual Intercourse with Knowledge of HIV-Positive Results: Attempted Aggravated Assault or the Need for Legislative Reform?", (2003) 13(2) Criminal Reports (6th) 257-265; comments on the Supreme Court of Canada decision of R. v. Smith, 26 September 2003;
 

MANSELL, Robert, "Attempting the Impossible in the Supreme Court ofCanada ", (1983) 31 Criminal Reports (3d) 357-362; Research Note: comments on Detering v. R. (1983) 31 C.R. (3d) 353 (SupremeCourt of Canada);
 

MANSON, Allan, "Annotation: R. v. Deutsch (1986), 52 C.R. (3d) 305 (Supreme Court of Canada)", (1986) 52 Criminal Reports(3d) 306-307;
 

___________"Annotation: United States v. Dynar (1997),8 C.R. (5th) 79 (Supreme Court of Canada)",  (1997) 8 Criminal Reports (5th) 83-84;
 

___________"Re-codifying Attempts, Parties, and abandoned  Intentions", (1989) 14 Queen's Law Journal 85-114;
 

McCONNELL, W.H. (William Howard), 1930-,  William R. McIntyre: Paladin of the Common Law, Monteal: McGill-Queen's University Press  (published for Carleton University), 2000, x, 248 p., see "The SupremeCourt Overrules Itself" at pp. 154-155, ISBN: 0886293413;
 

MEEHAN, Eugene, "Attempt - Some Rational Thoughts on its Rationale",(1976-77) 19 The Criminal Law Quarterly 215- 240;
 

___________Impossibility of Fulfilment as a Defense to a Charge of Criminal Attempt: a Comparative Study of the Common Law and the Civil  Law , Montreal: Institute of Comparative Law, McGill University, 1976,200, [14] leaves; thesis LL.M., McGill University, 1976; call number: AS42 M3 1977 M47 1976, Nahum Gelber Law Library, McGill University;
 

___________The Law of Criminal Attempt - A Treatise, Calgary:Carswell Legal  Publications, 1984 (series; Carswell's Criminal Law Series),  xlvii, 295 p., ISBN: 0459364405; for the 2nd edition, see, infra, Meehan and Currie;
 

___________A Treatise on the Law of Criminal Attempt as Particularly Applied in Canada and with Special Reference to the Law in the Commonwealth and in the United States of America, D.C.L., thesis,  McGill University, Institute of Comparative Law, 1983, 4 volumes (xlix, 1373 p.), Call number AS 42 M3 1984 M47, Nahum Gelber Law Library, McGill University;
 

___________"The Trying Problem of Criminal Attempt - Historical Perspectives",  (1979-80) 14 University of British Columbia Law Review 137-161;
 

MEEHAN, Eugene, 1952-,  and John H. Currie, The Law of Criminal Attempt, 2nd ed., Scarborough (Ontario): Carswell, Thompson Professional Publishing, 2000, xli, 368 p., ISBN: 0459276611;  for the first edition, see Meehan, supra;
 

MEWETT, Alan W., "[Notes and Comments] Attempt to Murder Recklessly",  (1972) 15 The Criminal Law Quarterly  19-21;
 

MEWETT, Allan W., 1930-,  and Morris MANNING, Mewett & Manning on Criminal Law (previously published under title: Criminal Law), 3rd ed, Toronto: Butterworths, 1994, lxiv, 959 p., ISBN: 0409903752 (bound) and 0433396458 (pbk.); "Table of Contents...Chapter 9: Unfilled Offences...303 to 346... III. Conspiracy: (1) Definition; (2) Liability for conspiracy; (3) Proof of conspiracy; (4) Abandonment; (5) Merger; (6) Impossibility; (7) Conspiracies and the Charter";
 

MORIN, Hélène and Jason Rabinovitch, "Impossibility"  in National Criminal Law Program: Substantive Criminal Law, Winnipeg, Man. : The Federation of Law Societies of Canada, 1996, vol. 2 of 2, section 16.4, 11 p;  Notes: "University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, July 15 to 19, 1996"; copy at the Library of the Supreme Court of Canada, KF9220 ZA2N38 1996 v. 2;
 

MURRAY, Robert G., "Attempted murder reduced to attempted manslaughter", (1972) 17 Criminal Reports New Series [C.R.N.S.] 43-45;
 

PARKER, G.E., "Mens Rea in Attempted Murder", (1962-63) 5 The Criminal Law Quarterly 280-282;
 

POPPLE, A.E., "Attempted Murder", (1960) 33 Criminal Reports 242-245;
 

___________"'Attempts', 'Assaults' and 'Intents'", (1952) 13 Criminal Reports 186-189;
 

"Practice Note: 'Preparation' and 'Attempt' distinguished", (1948) 5 Criminal Reports 88 (one paragraph only);
 

RAINVILLE, Pierre, "La gradation de la culpabilité morale et des formes de préjudice dans le cadre de la répression de la tentative", (1996) 37 Cahiers de droit 909-970;
 

ROACH, Kent, 1961-,  Criminal Law, 3rd ed., Toronto : Irwin Law, 2004, xx, 421 p. (series; Essentials of Canadian Law), ISBN: 155221091X; copy at the University of Ottawa, FTX Reserve, KE 8809 .R624 2004;
 

RODRIGUES,  Gary P., General Editor, Crankshaw's Criminal Code of Canada R.S.C. 1985, 8th ed. rev., Toronto : Carswell, 1993-, (loose-leaf, several volumes);
 

SAULL, Richard A., "Attempt Murder", in National Criminal Law Program (2004 : Halifax, N.S.), Dalhousie University, Faculty of Law, and Federation of Law Societies of Canada, Substantive criminal law : 2004 National Criminal Law Program, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 12 to 16, 2004 / presented by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada in conjunction with the Faculty of Law, Dalhousie University, [s.l. : s.n.], 2004, 3 v., in volume 2, Tab 9.3, 14 p.; copy at the Library of the Supreme Court of Canada KF9220 ZA2 N38 2004;
 

SILVERMAN, Hugh W., "Annotation: Attempted Murder",  (1972) 16 Criminal Reports New Series [C.R.N.S.] 295-303;
 

STEWART, Hamish, "The Centrality of the Act Requirement for Criminal Attempts", (2001) 51 University of Toronto Law Journal 399-424;
 

__________"When Does Fraud Vitiate Consent?  A Comment on R. v. Williams", (September 2004) 49(2) The Criminal Law Quarterly 144-165;
 

STUART, Don, 1943-,  and Ronald Joseph Delisle, Learning Canadian Criminal Law, 7th ed., Scarborough (Ontario): Carswell, Thompson Professional Publishing, 1999, xxv, 1010 p., see Chapter 9, "Inchoate Crimes" at  pp. 899-936, in particular attempts at pp. 899-923, ISBN: 0459270613;
 

STUART, Don, "Annotation: R. v. Ancio (1984) 39 C.R. (3d)1  (S.C.C.)", (1984) 39 Criminal Reports (3d) 2-3;
 

___________Canadian Criminal Law: A Treatise, 4th ed.,  Scarborough: Carswell, a Thomson Company, 2001, liv, 733 p., ISBN: 0459261703 and 0459261118 (pbk.);
 

__________"A Case for A General Part" in Don Stuart, 1943-,  R.J. Delisle and Allan Manson, eds., Towards a Clear and Just Criminal Law: A Criminal Reports Forum, Scarborough (Ontario): Carswell, ThomsonProfessional Publishing, 1999, v, 574 p., at pp. 95-145, ISBN: 045927077X;
 

_________A Comparative Study of the Law and Police Practice in England Relating to the Prosecution of Inchaote and Preventive Crimes, Ph.D.thesis, 1975 mentioned by Stuart in his book CanadianCriminal Law: A Treatise, 3rd ed., Toronto, Carswell, 1995, l,672 p., at p. 606, note 101, ISBN: 0459553062 (bound) and 0459553089 (pbk.);
 

Supreme Court of Canada Decisions / Arrêts de la Cour suprême du Canada

- R. v. Déry, 2006 SCC 53 (November 23, 2006); http://scc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en/2006/2006scc53/2006scc53.html (accessed on 24 November 2006); no offence of attempted conspiracy;
- United States of America v. Dynar, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 462; on impossible attempts and conspiracies; available at http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en/1997/1997rcs2-462/1997rcs2-462.html  (accessed on 9 October 2007);

TANOVICH, David M. and Gerry Ferguson, Annual Review of Criminal Law 2003, Toronto: Thomson/Carswell, 2004, xxvi, 400 p., see "Impossible Attempts", at pp. 38-39, ISBN: 0459273713;
 

THORTON, Mark, "Attempting the Impossible (Again)",  (1982-83) 25 Criminal Law Quarterly  294-303;
 

USPRICH, S.J., "Two Problems in Sexual Assault: Attempts and the Intoxication Defence",  (1986-87) 29 The Criminal Law Quarterly 296-314;
 

VERDUN-JONES, Simon N. (Simon Nicholas), 1947-,  Criminal Law in Canada: Cases, Questions & The Code, 4th ed., Thomson/Nelson, 2006,  xvi, 332 p., see Chapter 7, "Modes of Participation in Crime and Inchoate Offences" at pp. 142-179, ISBN: 0176407170; copy at the Library of Parliament, Br.B  KE 8809 V47 2007;
 

WATT, David, commentator, "Attempted Murder: Must there be Proof ofan Intent to Kill? The Queen v. Sam Joseph Ancio, unreported, April 2,1984 (S.C.C.)", (1984) Criminal Law Audio Series [C.L.A.S.], side2, 30 minutes; audio cassette made by Legal Audio Services of Canada Ltd;copy at the Library of the Supreme Court of Canada;
 

WOLSON, Richard J., "Attempts" in National Criminal Law Program: Substantive Criminal Law (1993: Montreal), [ed.],  National Criminal Law Program, The Federation of Law Societies of Canada,Montreal (PQ): Federation of Law Societies, 1993, 2 volumes; information from  http://gate.library.ualberta.ca/ (The GATE:  NEOS Libraries' Catalogue) as seen on 11 November 2000; document not consulted;
 

WOLSON, Richard J. and John G. Corona, "Attempts" in  National Criminal Law Program: Substantive Criminal Law, Winnipeg, Manitoba: The Federation of Law Societies of Canada, 1996, vol. 1 of 2, section 1.9,16 p;  Notes: "University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, July 15to 19, 1996"; copy at the Library of the Supreme Court of Canada;

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