New
Call for papers – new essay contest for students
The Law School Essay Contest has been established by the Military Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association to promote and reward interest in military law topics in Canadian law schools.
View full contest details
Executive Committee 2009-2010
The Section is pleased to welcome Eric Weaver as the new Treasurer and Lucie Levesque as the new Secretary.
From September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2010, the National Military Law Section Officers will be:
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Chair: |
Andrew Appolloni (Winnipeg, Man.) |
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Vice-Chair: |
Gilles LeVasseur (Ottawa, Ont.)
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Treasurer: |
Eric Weaver (Ottawa, Ont.) |
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Secretary: |
Lucie Levesque (Ottawa, Ont.) |
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Past-Chair: |
Martin Pelletier (Ottawa, Ont.) |
The Executive Committee also includes the Nova Scotia Military Law Section Chair, and four additional Executive Members to assist with the work of the Section.
Section members are encouraged to contact Rachelle Watson for more information on opportunities to get actively involved in the Section’s activities.
CPAC broadcasts programs from Quebec conference – National Military Section CLE available for viewing free of charge.
The CBA Canadian Legal Conference in Quebec City received extensive media coverage including over nine hours of taped programming by CPAC. For the first time this year, coverage of the individual programs is archived and available on demand. The Military Law Section’s CLE 400 Years of Military History in Quebec and Canada is one of the programs now available online free of charge. Please visit CPAC’s website to view the program.
Tapes may be purchased by contacting CPAC.
Bill C-60
View Bill C-60, An Act to amend the National Defence Act
Articles of Interest
Intelligence Security Diaries
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Continuing Legal Education
Meetings
- National Section executive meeting, June 7, 2010 (Ottawa)

Newsletters
The Section is currently looking for articles for its next newsletter. If you would like to contribute to the next edition, please contact us at CBA Newsletters.
The most recent edition of the Sword and Scale can be found here. A pdf version is also available. Previous issues can be found on the Newsletter page.
Section Membership
- The National Military Law Section is a national Section of the Canadian Bar Association. It is necessary to submit a request to become a member of the Section to Holly Doerksen at the CBA by e-mail including your name, CBA membership number, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address or by telephone at (800) 267-8860 Ext. 142.
- Legal officers from the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Forces who are members of the CBA are not automatically members of the National Military Law Section. Legal officers must specifically submit a request for membership in the Section.
- Members of any provincial Branch Military Law Section are automatically members of the National Military Law Section.
Mandate
This Section deals with military law, including the military system of justice and operational law, as well as uniquely military aspects of established substantive bodies of law practised by civilians such as criminal law, tort law, intellectual property, employment and human rights law, air law, maritime law and international law.
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