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Canada and its Afghan Detainees: the Legal Issues

Speakers:

• Professor Craig Forcese, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, author of National Security Law: Canadian Practice in International Perspective
• Paul Champ, Champ & Associates, Counsel for Amnesty International
• Colonel (Ret'd) Michel Drapeau, (Professor) Adjunct, University of Ottawa Law School, author, Canadian Military Law Annotated

Missed the program? Listen to the recording (with CBA membership number)

Save the date!

2010 International Law Conference:
The Future of Canada-U.S. Cross-Border Relations
May 6-7, 2010 (Vancouver)

Mark your calendars now for the CBA National Section on International Law Conference on May 6-7, 2010 in Vancouver.

Details available on the CBA PD Website.

Canada: Open For Business But Not For Sale

Navigating Foreign Investments by SOEs
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
The Inter-Pacific Bar Association, the International Law and Business Law sections of the Ontario Bar Association and the Foreign Investment Review Committee and the International Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association are jointly hosting a panel discussion.

For details and to register

Call for articles

We are seeking short articles (800 - 1,000 words) for the CBA National Section on International Law Bulletin. Articles can include developments of interest in international organizations, updates on Canada's treaty negotiations, and case comments regarding the interpretation of conventions and treaties by Canadian courts. Articles may also deal with issues of interest to any of the Section's committees (International Dispute Resolution, International Business and Regulations, International Law and the Rights of the Person and Communities, and International Trade and Investment).

The deadline for submission is January 31, 2010. Articles may be submitted in French or English. Articles that are not published in the upcoming newsletter may be published in a subsequent newsletter or on the National Section on International Law's webpage. Articles should be sent via email to Sheryl Beckford.

Cross-Border Collaboration, Convergence and Conflict

February 9, 2010
Sydney, Australia
Conference Program

New Developments in Canada's Screening of Foreign Investments

Corporate Social Responsibility Program

Presented by the Rights of the Person and Communities Committee of the CBA’s National Section on International Law.

The Rights of the Person and Communities Committee of the CBA’s National Section on International Law organized three educational events in 2009 on the topic of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

View full details and access the recordings (with CBA membership number) 

International Trade, the Financial Crisis and the Role of the G20 – Do We Need Another Bretton Woods?

Speaker: Pierre Pettigrew, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

International Section members...

If you haven’t already done so, I urge you to consider joining one or more of the Section's Committees. The Committees are essentially interest groups and are the best way to get the most out of your Section membership. The Committees activities include teleconferences, brown bag lunches, policy initiatives, listserves communications, newsletters, organizing presentations and postings on the Section’s website. The Committee’s are the premier way for you to network and exchange with leading practitioners who share your interests.

Committee membership is free to all Section members and while your active participation is more than welcome membership involves no time commitment.  All Committee members are automatically enrolled in the corresponding Committee listserv.

There are four Committees as follows in which most of the Section’s day-to-day activity takes place: 

You will find details on each Committee’s areas of interest and activities at: http://www.cba.org/CBA/sections_international/main/activities.aspx.

You can  join a Committee online at:  http://www.cba.org/CBA_listservsEnrolment/Enrolment.aspx.  Please contact Jennifer Lalonde if you are unable to find the Committee you wish to join.

There is no better way to keep abreast of Section activities and network with other international practitioners than signing up with one or more of the Section’s Committees. The Committees truly are a key portal for your international practice.

Sincerely,
Paul Lalonde,
Chair of the International Law Section

Of interest to members...

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.