Perturbed by the recent revelation that CSIS has been listening in on lawyer/client phone calls? (as discussed earlier, here) Concerned that CSIS has stated it will not stop listening in on such phone calls in…
The Toronto Star, among others, reports that Omar Khadr’s lawyers have launched a suit against the Canadian government to try and force the repatriation of their client. The illegality of Khadr’s detention at Guantanamo Bay…
(Via International Law Reporter) José Ernesto Medellín (the subject of International Court of Justice Cases) is scheduled to be executed today at 6pm in Texas. In the flurry of briefs surrounding Medellín petition for writ…
(Via Jacob Katz Cogan at International Law Reporter) It’s received almost no coverage in the US, but Representative Howard L. Berman (D-California) has presented a bill to complement the International Court of Justice’s decision in…
Background In June 2008, the New York Times published this article: “Unlike Others, U.S. Defends Freedom to Offend in Speech” by Adam Liptak. In the article (which caused a big todo in Canada, since we…
