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International Trade, the Financial Crisis and the Role of the G20 – Do We Need Another Bretton Woods?
Speaker: Pierre Pettigrew, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Date: Friday, June 5, 2009
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 is organizing three educational events in 2009 on the topic of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
This 3-part in-person/ teleconference series is offered as a no-charge member benefit for members of the CBA National Section on International Law. All sessions will be 1.0 hour in length and will be held in English.
Sessions Include:
1. The ABCs of CSR for Lawyers – Labour, Human Rights and the Environment
February 3, 2009
2. Using Corporate Social Responsibility Mechanisms to Create Decent Work
March 26, 2009
3. Using Corporate Social Responsibility Mechanisms to Create Green Business Practices
June 22, 2009– 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST
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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.
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/committees.aspx.
Joining a committee is easy: simply email the chair at the address above and he or she will have you added to the Committee listserve. Or email Jennifer Lalonde (jennifer@cba.org) and she will set you up.
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
Framework needed for cross-border enforcement initiatives
In response to a federal Department of Justice consultation document “Towards a framework for integrated cross-border law enforcement initiatives,” the CBA says that the practice of granting Canadian peace officer status to an officer from the United States should be considered extremely exceptional and used only in the face of compelling evidence. However, the CBA acknowledges that since this practice is already happening on an ad hoc basis, a framework for guiding such initiatives in future could emphasize fundamental principles such as accountability, transparency and adherence to Canadian law and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Input to the CBA response was provided by the National Criminal Justice, Privacy and Access to Information Law, and International Law Sections.
Response
Submissions to Government
Framework for Integrated Cross-Border Law Enforcement Initiatives: Letter to Justice Canada
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.
Newsletters
Bulletin, January 2009
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.
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