Canada puts US on Torture Watchlist
The Canadian Foreign Ministry produced a training manual that has Guantanamo Bay on its sites of torture spots. The document goes further, and lists the U.S. as a potential site for torture, along with Iran,…
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Critical Mood on Toronto 18
On June 2nd, 2006, 18 people in Toronto were arrested on terrorism charges. Several have since been released on bail or had the proceedings stayed. But activists have issues with the proceedings and treatment of…
Protestors Invade the Supreme Court (of America)
Jonathan Kleiman of the Legal Intellects blog and of Queen’s University Law, recently reported a story about a number of anti-torture protesters that invaded the Supreme Court and were arrested. Kleiman says, Those who were…
American “Legal Fictions” for 2007
Slate magazine is offering the Bush Administration’s Top 10 “Dumbest Legal Arguements of the Year.” In 2006, they presented the Top 10 “Most Outrageous Civil Liberties Violations.” Here is this year’s list in brief (see…
UK Lawyers join Canadian Critique of Khadr
Law groups in the UK, including the Bar of England and Wales, Criminal Bar Association, Bar of Human Rights Committee and Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association, have joined in the critique of Canada’s handling of the Omar…
CBA Advocates for Alleged Terrorist
A Turning Point after Inaction Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin spoke to the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) in Calgary yesterday addressing the Maclean’s article controversy and the importance of pro bono work in Canada. But the…