SOGIC Resolutions a February 22, 2014 SOGIC brought forward two resolutions at the mid-winter meeting.
Media Advisory: CBA to debate end-of-life, human rights at the Olympics, February 22-23 in Ottawa February 19, 2014 Do people have the right to choose the manner and time of their own death? Can law schools discriminate against students based on their sexual orientation?
The CBA Mid-Winter Meeting 2014: End of life, human rights, and non-discrimination to be debated February 14, 2014 Do people have the right to choose the manner and time of their own death? Can law schools discriminate against students based on their sexual orientation?
Message from the Chair February 14, 2014 First of all let me, on behalf of the committee, wish you all a very healthy and happy 2014. The next 12 months provide an opportunity for all of us to continue to make this world a better and safer place, and…
Message from the Chair February 14, 2014 Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose, the saying goes. It’s also true that the less it changes, the more it stays the same. A century ago women demonstrated for the right to vote, but has having it made much of a difference?
Message from the Chair February 08, 2014 The CBA National Section on International Law had a busy year in 2013, and 2014 is shaping up to be a busy one as well, Section Chair Monique Pongracic-Speier writes.
Update on VBF project February 08, 2014 The CBA’s contract to provide assistance to the Vietnam Bar Federation (the VBF), the national professional association of lawyers, was extended in July 2013 for another year.
Update on NLD Project February 08, 2014 The Vietnam National Legislative Development (NLD) Project was officially launch in May 2013, when the Project Implementation Plan was approved by the Project’s Joint Project Steering Committee and Vietnam’s Ministry of Justice.
Young Lawyers Internship Program – funding news still pending February 08, 2014 The group of young lawyers from the 2012-2013 CBA Young Lawyers Internship Program completed their six-month placements in March 2013. Many of the interns participated in a debriefing session in Ottawa soon after their return to Canada.
Field Post - Update on Fort McKay First Nation Challenge to Dover Oil Sands Project January 31, 2014 In the January 10, 2014 issue of the Eco-Bulletin, we wrote about Fort McKay First Nation v. Alberta Energy Regulator, an intriguing appeal of the approval of an oil sands development in which the Alberta Court of Appeal would be asked to define the Alberta Energy Regulator’s jurisdiction to decide constitutional questions.