Law is Poetry. Literally.
Law and Poetry Innis Claude stated in Power and international relations that law is the poetry and politics the prose of government. Wallace Stevens, American lawyer and poet, said, One is not a lawyer and…
August 2007
CBA Advocates for Alleged Terrorist
A Turning Point after Inaction Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin spoke to the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) in Calgary yesterday addressing the Maclean’s article controversy and the importance of pro bono work in Canada. But the…
Pre-Law Books
Looking to whet your appetite for law school, or do some reading to get you mentally psyched? There are plenty of commercial books on the market, and here are a few we came across. Law…
Film: “Trials of Law School”
Ever wonder what it’s like to go through law school? A new film, released this summer, follows the life of eight students at the University of Oklahoma to answer that exact question. The movie runs…
First Year Classes
Most law schools have a standardized curriculum for first year law students. Electives, which allow students to specialize further, are taken in the second and third years. First year classes typically cover the following subjects:…
Class Action over Agent Orange to Proceed
Canadian soldiers have launched a class-action lawsuit for exposure to Agent Orange between 1956 and 2004. Agent 00range No, it’s not a James Bond character or the antagonist in a bad spy novel. Agent Orange…
Podcast Directory
Directory of Law is Cool podcasts Law is Cool – Episode #10 Law is Cool – Episode #9 Law is Cool – Podcast #8 Law is Cool – Episode #7 Law is Cool – Podcast…