Man Sues God
As if things weren’t bad enough with Sa Tan suing The Queen. There is a man in Nebraska that is suing God as well. And He’s a Politician To make this even better the plaintiff…
Politics
Sa Tan sues The Queen
Ambrose Bierce defined politics in 1911 in The Devil’s Dictionary as, “A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.” But someone took this concept a step further. Suit Filed in Federal Court On…
Does International Law Even Exist?
International Law, probably one of the most highly politicized and disputed areas within legal studies, is significantly different from domestic national laws in one important way. Whereas all states have courts, jails, etc. as methods…
UN Peacekeeping and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Part of the International Conflicts series Introduction One of the only international instruments working in the DRC currently is the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUC. According the UN’s peacekeeping website, this is the largest current UN…
A National Securities Commission?
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…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Instability and Conflict
 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…
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…
Vote Dilution means Minorities Have Less Voice
Not All Votes are Equal A study by University of Toronto Professor Sujit Choudhry and J.D. student Michael Pal released earlier this year by the Institute for Research on Public Policy found that under the…
Much More than Moolah
The Allure of Bay Street Many aspiring lawyers these days seem to have interest in the field because they believe it to be especially lucrative. Specifically, myths abound about the prospects on Bay Street law…
Bias in the Judiciary?
Politics and Gender The Toronto Star reported today that political affiliation and gender may affect certain rulings in the Ontario Court of Appeal. The study by Yahya and Stribopoulos found the greatest variance on cases…