Rule of Law in Canada
Most law students have at least some appreciation for the concept of the rule of law. In addition to the concepts of federalism and responsible government, it is considered one of the cornerstones of Constitutional…
Prevention of Genocide
Global Conference on the Prevention of Genocide On October 11th, the Global Conference on the Prevention of Genocide begins in Montreal. The Echenberg Family Conference on Human Rights is organized by the McGill Centre for…
Global Conference on the Prevention of Genocide
On October 11th, the Global Conference on the Prevention of Genocide begins in Montreal. The Echenberg Family Conference on Human Rights is organized by the McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism and the…
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,…
Combating Discriminatory Publications in Ontario
After reading R. v. Keegstra one might assume that protecting “identifiable groups” from hate communications is an objective maintained through all levels of government and their subsidiary agencies. For we live in a country that…
One L, Life is Hell (a Law School Musical)
One month in, some time to relax with a skit we can all relate to.
Puffing on the Carbolic Smoke Ball
The case of the Carbolic Smoke Ball is perhaps the most famous contract case of all time, demonstrating some important fundamentals. In Leonard v. Pepsico, Inc., 88 F.Supp.2d 116 (1996), Wood J. stated, Long a…
Osgoode Student’s Response to Maclean’s Rankings
The post below sparked interest to the editor of Law Times resulting in a substantial contribution to an article entitled New Law School Rankings ‘Incomplete’ Maclean’s Article: A Seriously Flawed Analysis Recently, Dean Monahan sent…
Fear of Islamic Schools Based on False Stereotypes
Fear of Islamic Schools Based on False Stereotypes Muneeza Sheikh, Daniel Simard and Khurrum Awan On Aug. 28, representatives from the Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Sikh communities came together to express support for John Tory’s…
UK Adopting Canadian-Style Constitutional Reform?
The origins of the Canadian legal system are clearly within the common law tradition, specifically that of the United Kingdom. The founding document of Canada’s existence, the Constitution Act 1867, determined the federation, distribution of…
The 12 Equitable Maxims
The twelve equitable maxims are: 1. Equity will not suffer a wrong without a remedy. 2. Equity follows the law. 3. Where there is equal equity, the law shall prevail. 4. Where the equities are…
Maclean’s Law School Rankings
The much anticipated ranking of Canadian law schools by Maclean’s was released this past week. Also as anticipated, an enormous furor arose among faculty and professionals across the nation over the approach used. An American…