Sarkozy Wants to Ban the “Burqa”
French President Nicolas Sarkozy stated this past week that he is interested in banning the “burqa,” The burqa is not a religious sign, it’s a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement — I want…
June 2009
Do you have a right to marry a foreigner?
Not effectively. Not, if you want to stay in your own country, Canada. In that case, marrying a foreigner is a privilege granted by the government. The Star reports today about exorbitant refusal rates for…
Federal Court Slams CSIS (Again)
Pretty soon this won’t be news.
Law profs throw their weight behind Legal Aid boycott
Here is the story from the Globe. On one side, we have a potential boost for access to justice at the cost of a definite short-term harm to the rights of the accused. On the other, it’s…
Mau Mau to sue the British Government
First Posted on Commercial Law International on June 24, 2009. By Charles Wanguhu The above move by the Kenyan freedom fighters to sue the British government has elicited some very interesting responses from some readers…
These Are Also My Country of a Kazakhstan
I agree with Simon Chester, Borat was a “silly film.” The real country of Kazakhstan is making headlines, and few people online are laughing. The parliament in that country has approved a new law that…
What country has the strongest civil liberties?
There is a lively discussion on Slashdot about which countries are best for civil liberties and privacy. It all started when someone from the UK said s/he was unhappy with growing restrictions and wanted to…
Podcast: Corporate Social Responsibility Blog (Episode 23)
[display_podcast] On last week’s podcast, we brought you Part 1 of Omar Ha-Redeye’s interview with Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Associate Jason MacLean. MacLean is one of the contributors to Corporate Social Responsibility – A…
The Post-Mortem Legal Battles of Michael Jackson
When the king (of pop or otherwise) dies, all the courtiers usually start scheming on how to get pieces of his estate. Brian Oxman, the family’s lawyer, said, We will have to see how that…
Copyright Law, Freedom of Expression and Canwest v. Horizon
In a previous post I erroneously stated that the appeal of Canwest Mediaworks Publications v. Horizon Publications had been dropped.  As it turns out, the appeal is pending; the game is on. Those who wish…
Is international law a legal system?
Some time in the future, when I weigh all the things Osgoode did to me, the Jurisprudence class I took last year will definitely add a ton to the good-things side of the scales. Taught…
Canadian courts and national security
Here is an interesting article from Ottawa Citizen related to my today’s post about Abdelrazik.