Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii No More
Lesbians of the world can rejoice – they will not have to change their names for now. But this young girl from New Plymouth, on the North Island of New Zealand will. Talula Does The…
International Law
Dimitris Lambrou, the Proud Lesbian Man
There are up to 350,00 Lesbians that are not gay. Some of them are not seeking same-sex rights, but the protection of the word “lesbian” as a unique identifier of the inhabitants of Lesbos. “My…
Avena Take Two
(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…
Omar Khadr Video Round-up
Early yesterday morning, the Canadian government, in compliance with court orders, released a video of Omar Khadr’s interrogation by Canadian Security and Intelligence Service agents at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The video, which is the first…
Letter to Harper regarding Omar Khadr
Below is a letter that I have written to Mr. Harper to protest the Canadian government’s treatment of Omar Khadr, one of its citizens. If you are not familiar with the story, you can find…
Top Law Firm Hires Hillier
The former Chief of Defence Staff General Rick Hillier has been snatched up by one of the premiere law firms in Canada, Gowling Lafleur Henderson. Julius Melnitzer of the National Post comments, Gowling Lafleur Henderson…
Canada Best Equipped to Deal with Climate Change
A report released today by British-based Maplecroft states that Canada is the country positioned the best to deal with global warming and its related effects. 6 factors were examined: economy natural resources and ecosystems poverty,…
Sniffing Armpits a Capital Offence
A 36-year-old man in Singapore has been jailed for 14 years for molesting residents of the country over the past 15 months. His offence was forcefully sniffing the armpits of random women. As you can…
The Khadr Conundrum Raised at UofO
“Omar Khadr is a Canadian citizen who was captured by U.S. forces in July 2002 when he was 15 years of age after allegedly throwing a grenade that fatally wounded a U.S. soldier. He is…
Cluster Bomb Ban a Moral Success
At an historic conference in Dublin this week, 111 countries agreed to a near-complete ban on the use of cluster munitions. After 10 days of talks, and much lobbying and pressure from groups such as…
Israel and Syria Engaged in Fresh Peace Talks
Israel and Syria are publicly engaged in a new round of peace talks aimed at ending the bitter conflict between the nations that has been going on for half a century. Israel, Syria, and Turkey…
Firing Up Might Not Get You Hired
Employers are prevented in Canada from refusing to hire someone on a number of discriminatory grounds unless they directly relate to the job requirements. These categories include race, religion, gender, or political affiliation. But what…