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Canadian Legal Conference and Expo 2008
Quebec City, August 17-19, 2008

International Law Section and Commodity Tax, Customs and Trade Section Practice Focused Presentation

Monday, August 18, 2:00 – 3:30p.m.
The Supreme Court’s approach to the international jurisdiction of Canadian Courts

This session will address key issues in the Supreme Court’s approach to determining international jurisdiction: territoriality, international comity, international policy, forum clauses, class actions and arbitration.

Moderator:
The Hon. Louise Mailhot, Strategic Advisor, Fasken Martineau Dumoulin

Speakers:
Alain Prujiner, Law Faculty, Laval University, and Christopher Richter, Partner, Woods LLP

Comments:
Bernard Colas, Gottlieb & Pearson

CLE Conference - October 23, 2008 – Toronto

The Hard Edge of Soft Law: The Real Impact of Customary International Law in Canada

For more information, please consult the CLE webpage.

Call for Submissions: Canadian International Lawyer

The Canadian International Lawyer journal is produced jointly with the Ontario Bar Association Section on International Law. Two editions per year are distributed as a service to International Law members. Those wishing to submit articles should contact Elo Tulving-Blais.

Newsletters

Bulletin (June 2008)

The Section is currently looking for articles for its next newsletter. If you would like to contribute to the next edition, please contact CBA Newsletters.

View previous newsletters.

Continuing Legal Education

The Hard Edge of Soft Law: The Real Impact of Customary International Law in Canada, October 23, 2008 (Toronto)

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Meetings

International Law Section and Commodity Tax, Customs and Trade Section Practice Focused Presentation, August 18, 2008 (CBA Canadian Legal Conference, Quebec City).

Section Business Meeting – all Section members are invited to join the Executive Committee at this meeting, Friday, October 24, 2008 in conjunction with CLE. (Toronto)

Mandate

This section deals with any aspect of International Law, its development and application in domestic law, that is of special interest to Canada, such as international environmental law, the actions of United Nations and other international organizations the field of international law, international legal conventions, international economic law and international trade and business transactions.