Can one consent to the intentional infliction of bodily harm?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v Jackson, 2016 ONSC 5504 (CanLII):
But the law is also clear that one cannot consent to the intentional infliction of bodily harm (which in this context means any hurt or injury that interferes with a complainant’s health or comfort in more than a brief, fleeting or minor way): R v. Jobidon, 1991 CanLII 77 (SCC), [1991] 2 S.C.R. 714
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