A Trial to End all Terrorism
I recently presented this paper, A Trial to End All Terrorism: How the United States Could Have Won the War on Terrorism Before it Even Began, with the Trial of Only One Man at the…
ICC and the Sudanese elections.
For those intrigued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Sudanese elections may speak of things to come. As posted on Turtle Bay (a great Foreign Policy blog detailing the intricacies of the UN), the…
How to secede from Ontario
So what if Toronto became a province? Why would that be a bad idea? Regardless of the arguments for and against, Toronto can never become a province unless there is a lawful way to that…
Women in the Legal Profession
It’s 2010. Twenty-eight years ago, Canadian lawyers helped draft the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, guaranteeing, among other things, gender equality before and under the law. Canadian lawyers have also drafted provincial and federal human rights acts, and…
Paradise By the Bay Street Lights
From Queen’s Law:
Discretion, law, and Rahim Jaffer
When the Crown dropped drunk driving and cocaine charges against Rahim Jaffer, everyone seemed unhappy and suspicious. There was a lot more unity of opinion than when a Canadian woman was stuck in Africa because…
Don’t jump to conclusions on Asian-perpetrated gun violence
Commenter Lynne rightly points out that even we perhaps jumped to conclusions in the case of Philadelphia law student, Gerald Ung. In January, we linked to Above the Law coverage of Ung, who had been…
Twitter Death Threats Against Obama
A recap of some of the recent tweets threatening President Obama with assassination: After the second one was informed that the authorities had been alerted, he stated: Nothing wrong? As several commentators have noted, 18…
Don’t hate, U of O Provost warns U.S. pundit
When the University of Ottawa Campus Conservatives invited U.S. political pundit, Ann Coulter, to speak, they had to know she would attract attention. Coulter has always been outspokenly controversial with her political positions. But it’s…
How to Date a 1L
Here’s an interesting Facebook group that’s popped up: How to Date a 1L: First Year Required Companion Class. For anyone who has been there, you know how bang-on this is. From their wall: Fidelity: •…
BC Sues UVic Law Grad over Outstanding Loan
The Times Colonist reports that BC’s Ministry of the Attorney-General is launching an action against a former University of Victoria Law student to recover $20,000 in student-aid debt. The student, one Kent Daniel Glowinski, is…
Review – The Absolute Violation: Why Torture Must be Prohibited
Of interest to law students, from Western News: The Absolute Violation: Why Torture Must be Prohibited by Richard Matthews Is torture ever a justifiable means to an end? Richard Matthews tackles that question at a…