 Part of the International Conflicts series Patricia Marchak: Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) to Prosecute Crimes Committed by the Khmer Riuge (KR) During Democratic Kampuchea (DK) Patricia Marchack commented on how the…
Part of the International Conflicts series Valery Perry: Limits to Sovereignty in Statebuilding & Post-War Transition: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Case of Managed Democracy Valery Perry has lived and worked in Bosnia-Herzegovina since 1999 and spoke…
 Part of the International Conflicts series Mark Drumbl: Bosnia v. Serbia Litigation: What it Means for Transitional Justice Mark Drumbl, of the Washington and Lee University School of Law, discussed transitional justice in the former…
The 2007 Law Student Writing Awards recently announced the winners. About the Awards The purpose of the competition, sponsored by the Insolvency Institute of Canada (IIC), is to stimulate interest among law students in the…
2 Skills for each Subject We previously described the typical courses in a first-year law program. The types of skills needed for each subject are: Acquisition of information Developing analytical skill Stephen Coughlan of Dalhousie…
Note: We are receiving hundreds of visitors looking for information on Michael Bryant. Please see this post on the recent accident in Toronto. Special edition: Interview with Attorney-General of Ontario, Michael Bryant Show Notes (5:03…
Time to Unify Is it time to call for a unified body to regulate Canadian securities? Currently Canada is the only major, developed economy without a centralized, national body regulating securities. Instead it’s fragmented, with…
Yes, Free The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) is providing free memberships to all our law student readers in Ontario. All you have to do is let them know you read www.lawiscool.com and they will sign…
Bread and Butter of International Relations Recently, the foreign minister for Uganda visited Kinshasa the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in order to deal with growing tensions between the two neighbouring…
 Part of the International Conflicts series Bread and Butter of International Relations Recently, the foreign minister for Uganda visited Kinshasa the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in order to deal…
These notes are from the Cross-Purposes? International Law and Political Settlements conference at the University of Western Ontario, on Jun. 9-10, 2007, with some editorial content added by Omar Ha-Redeye. From Left: Joseph Rikhof, Valerie…
Law is Cool will be doing a special focus on international conflicts and the role of law. Omar Ha-Redeye will share his notes from the past Cross-Purposes? International Law and Political Settlements conference at the…