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Nairobi Declaration on Women’s and Girls’ Right to a Remedy and Reparation

  • February 21, 2009

At the International Meeting on Women’s and Girls’ Right to a Remedy and Reparation, held in Nairobi from 19 to 21 March 2007, women’s rights advocates and activists, as well as survivors of sexual violence in situations of conflict, from Africa, Asia, Europe, Central, North and South America

Constitutional & Human Rights

Judicial Compensation Commissions

  • February 21, 2009

Whereas judicial independence is a fundamental means to safeguard constitutional order and maintain public confidence in the administration of justice

Chapter V – Impartiality and Conflict of Interest Between Clients

  • February 21, 2009

The lawyer shall not advise or represent both sides of a dispute and, except after adequate disclosure to and with the consent of the clients or prospective clients, preferably after receiving independent legal advice, shall not act or continue to act in a matter when there is a conflicting interest.

Chapter IV ― Confidential Information

  • February 21, 2009

The lawyer has a duty to hold in strict confidence all information concerning the business and affairs of the client acquired in the course of the professional relationship, and shall not divulge any such information except as expressly or impliedly authorized by the client, required by law or otherwise required by this Code.

Privacy and Access

Repatriation of Omar Khadr

  • February 21, 2009

Whereas Omar Khadr has spent six years in custody and remains the only Western citizen detained at Guantánamo Bay

National Section By-Law Amendments

  • February 21, 2009

Whereas the National Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section wishes to benefit from the experience and continued involvement of past Section chairs

Finance Committee Duties and Responsibilities

  • February 21, 2009

Whereas the auditors of the Canadian Bar Association have advised the Finance Committee that extending all estimates and assumptions five years out to develop a full financial plan is not a good use of time and resources

Membership for Part-time Law Students

  • February 21, 2009

Whereas student membership in the Canadian Bar Association is restricted to law students enrolled in full time studies at a recognized Canadian law school, articling students, and Canadian citizens studying at a recognized foreign law faculty