Memorandum of Argument (Index)

Paintings, Drawings, and Photographic Slides of Paintings, APPLICANT
Her Majesty the Queen, RESPONDENT

PART I -- STATEMENT OF FACTS

1) Overview, para 1-3

2) Factual Background, para 4-7

3) Evidence on the Constitutional Challenge

a) The Social Science Perspective, para 8-11

b) The Law Enforcement Perspective, para 12

c) Community Standards, para 14

e) The Feminist and Popular Culture Perspective, para 16-17

PART II -- POINTS IN ISSUE, para 18

PART III -- STATEMENT OF THE LAW

I. JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES

1) Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to Grant Leave to Appeal in this Case, para 19-22

2) The Mootness Issue, para 23-24

II. ISSUES ON THE PROPOSED APPEAL

1) The "Prior Restraint" Issue, para 25-32

2) The Constitutional Right to An Artistic Defence, para 33-34

3) Statutory Construction vs. Constitutional Remedies: Section 164 and the Artistic Defence, para 35-36

4) The Freedom of Expression Issue, para 37

a) Is s. 163.1 "prescribed by law": The Vagueness Issue, para 38

b) Overbreadth and Minimal Impairment, para 39-41

c) The Potential Impact of the Law on Artistic Expression, para 42

PART IV -- NATURE OF THE ORDER REQUESTED, para 44

PART V -- TABLE OF AUTHORITIES, para 45