Pre-exam slowdown
As our team of first-year Canadian law students approach their first exams in law school, ever, the site will present content with less frequency. You can expect an additional podcast for the year of 2007,…
Articles by Law is Cool
Autopsy Errors Wrongfully Convict
Twelve people criminally convicted of murder of their child or loved one are happy today. Forensic evidence used against them was found to be faulty. Several other pending cases have also been tossed out. The…
Why Shouldn’t I be able to plead insanity?
Early Origins of the Criminal Code in Common Law
The earliest origins of the common law criminal code is Edward Livinston’s Draft Code for Louisiana in 1826. In 1837, Thomas Babington Macauley then used this to create the Model Penal Code, which was introduced…
Omar Khadr’s case to go to SCC
Osgoode Hall’s blog, The Court, reported today that the case of Omar Khadr will be taken to the Supreme Court of Canada. Law is Cool has previously done an entry and a podcast on the…
Law is Cool partners with Nexus
Law is Cool will now be sharing exerpts from Nexus, the law student paper at the University of Western Ontario. Alex Dimson, editor-in-chief of the paper, will be posting stories of national scope or interest.  …
Does this joke need a lawyer?
Previous winner from The New Yorker‘s cartoon caption contest. “Excuse me—does this joke need a lawyer?”Â
Law is Cool – Podcast #6
Show Notes (27:53 Total Running Time) 0:13 Jacob Kaufman and Omar Ha-Redeye introduce themselves 0:29 Omar raises the past CBA conference, and the issue of Omar Khadr 0:57 We hear from Muneer Ahmad, faculty at…
Matt Homann’s 15 thoughts for law students
Matt Homann, of the [non]billable hour blog, provides some amusing thoughts on law school: 1. Law school is a trade school. The only people who don’t believe this to be true are the professors and…
Arguing in the Alternative
Arguing in the alternative is a technique often used in criminal law to pre-emptively address the concerns of the opposing counsel by stating their presumed rationale and demonstrating its flaws. Arguing in the alternative can…
CBA Recruiting Bloggers
The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) is looking for young lawyers (students and recent graduates) for an upcoming group blog. Further information can be found here, or below. We are exploring your interest in establishing and…
Law is Cool – Podcast #5
Show Notes (7:39 Total Running Time) 0:14 Jacob Kaufman and Omar Ha-Redeye introduce themselves 0:22 The Law is Cool Blue Jays giveaway is mentioned 0:48 Audio comments from the University of Western Ontario are introduced,…