Category Archives: International Law

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: An Unjust Ending to an Unjust Process for Omar Khadr

PDF version: Between a Rock and a Hard Place: An Unjust Ending to an Unjust Process for Omar Khadr Case Considered: United States v. Khadr (Mil. Com. Oct. 25, 2010) (plea agreement, not yet published) Confirming speculation that has been … Continue reading

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My Vote for R. v. Hape as a Significant Legal Case of the Decade

Case considered: R. v. Hape, 2007 SCC 26 PDF version: My Vote for R. v. Hape as a Significant Legal Case of the Decade When the R. v. Hape case was released at the Supreme Court of Canada, there was some … Continue reading

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The Tromsø Meeting of the Parties to the 1973 Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears: A Comment on Three Aspects of the Meeting Report

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The Tromsø Meeting of the Parties to the 1973 Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears: A Comment on Three Aspects of the Meeting Report Document Commented On: Meeting of the parties to the 1973 Agreement … Continue reading

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A Note on Integrity in Treaty-Making & Copyright Law

PDF Version: A Note on Integrity in Treaty-Making & Copyright Law In the William Howard Lecture delivered at the University of Calgary on February 8th, 2008, Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry of the Government of Canada, spoke about the virtue … Continue reading

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