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.  …
Precedent Blawg Launches Magazine
The renowned Canadian law blawg, Precedent, is launching a new magazine under the same name. To celebrate this launch, the magazine is hosting several parties in a few cities across Canada. With an inaugural launch…
When Contracts Go Postal
No Obligation without Acceptance In general, a contract is not formed until there is communication of acceptance. Carmichael v. Bank of Montreal (1972), established that the offerer must be available to receive the acceptance for…
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…
The Role of the ICC Prosecutor
The session on Making Prevention Feasible and the discussion with Luis Moreno Ocampo revealed two different conceptions of the role of International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution. Prevention and the Role of Prosecutor Justice Richard Goldstone…
Some Tender Loving Care
A Contract Mind Meld We previously mentioned our friend, the reasonable person, when determining intentions of parties entering a contract. Intentions are important because they are required for mutual consent when entering legal relations. Both…
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…
A Legal Obligation to Prevent Genocide
The panel on Making Prevention Feasible, chaired by Prof. Stephen Toope, focused on the proposal for a UN Emergency Peace Service, how to affect the inertia which plagues government action, and how to train negotiating…
Accountability for Genocide: Does Criminal Justice Prevent Future Atrocities?
Chaired by Professor William Schabas (Irish Centre for Human Rights), the panel included Professor Catherine Lu (McGill University), Professor Gary Bass (Princeton University), and Justice Richard Goldstone (Constitutional Court of South Africa, Prosecutor – International…