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Article: Macklin - Guilty of contempt

Friday, July 23, 2010

Guilty of contempt

As the sham trial of Omar Khadr approaches, Canada's government still refuses to uphold its moral and legal obligations

By Audrey Macklin

This commentary was first published in the Ottawa Citizen on July 20, 2010

Compromise and Contradictions: Negotiating the Crime of Aggression

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

By Ryan Liss (University of Toronto Faculty of Law, International Human Rights Program; and Coalition for the International Criminal Court) 
July 12, 2010

Article: Macklin - Multiple citizenship

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Multiple citizenship: I am Canadian ... am I not?

by Audrey Macklin and François Crépeau

This commentary was first published in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald on July 2, 2010.

Article: Macklin - Memory loss and torture

Friday, June 4, 2010

Memory loss and torture

by Audrey Macklin

This commentary was first published in the Toronto Star on May 25, 2010.

I have long known that torture can impair the memory of survivors. What I learned from observing the recent military commission proceedings in the case of Omar Khadr, the Canadian facing trial at Guantanamo for crimes he allegedly committed at age 15, is that it can impair the memory of perpetrators too.

Article: MacIntosh - The fedsí weak case

Friday, June 4, 2010

The feds’ weak case

by Jeffrey MacIntosh

This commentary was first published in the Financial Post on May 31, 2010.

The tea leaves have been read. The entrails have been poked and prodded. And now the mavens of constitutional divination have furnished us with an answer — the feds will prevail in their upcoming Reference to the Supreme Court of Canada. They will finally and unambiguously prove that they have the constitutional jurisdiction to set up a federal securities regulator.

Article: Morgan - Israelís naval blockade pitches and rolls with the Law of the

Friday, June 4, 2010

Israel’s naval blockade pitches and rolls with the Law of the Sea

by Ed Morgan

This commentary was first published in the Globe and Mail on June 3, 2010.

Reactions to the Israeli seizure of the Gaza-bound flotilla have shared two traits: They have virtually all invoked international law, and they have virtually all been marked more by their rhetorical excess than their knowledge of international law.

Prof. David Schneiderman - "How to tame a PM's prerogative?"

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. David Schneiderman discusses how Parliament could overcome the Prime Minister's prerogative in order to get access to documents relating to the Afghan detainee abuse issue ("How to tame a PM's prerogative?", March 10, 2010).

Read the full commentary.

Listen to David Schneiderman discuss this issue on CBC's The Current (March 22, 2010)

Prof. Ayelet Shachar's "The Birthright Lottery" featured in U of T Magazine

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Some of the ideas in Prof. Ayelet Shachar's recent book The Birthright Lottery are featured in the "Leading Edge" feature of the Spring 2010 issue of U of T Magazine.

Read the article on the U of T Magazine website.

Prof. Ed Morgan - "Canadian educators need education on hate speech"

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Prof. Ed Morgan has published a commentary in the National Post online edition about the limited scope of Canada's hate speech laws ("Canadian educators need education on hate speech," March 22, 2010).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Patrick Macklem - "Conditions on all reserves in Canada violate Constitution"

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

In a commentary for The Hill Times, Prof. Patrick Macklem discusses how conditions on reserves violate the rights of First Nations communities in Canada ("Social, economic conditions on all reserves in Canada violate Constitution," March 1, 2010).

Read the full commentary here.

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