Canada has a rich and complex history and a constitution provided to it by the British Parliament three and a quarter centuries after it was first inhabited by people largely of European descent. That feature of its history was the result of a treaty between Britain and France signed in 1763, pursuant to which France […]

1215 Magna Carta from England’s Lincoln Cathedral to be on Display Magna Carta, the great charter of rights and liberties, stands at the heart of English and American law and has influenced the legal systems of many other democratic nations. One of the earliest statements of limited government and a point of departure for centuries […]

Fasken Martineau, a leading international business law and litigation firm, is pleased to announce its partnership with the second edition of the International Summit of Cooperatives. The Summit is a biennial event for leaders of cooperatives as well as researchers, decision makers and representatives of mutual benefit organizations from around the world. This choice meeting […]

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is pleased to award 28 graduate scholarships for the 2014-15 academic year to outstanding PhD, SJD and LLM students who are conducting research related to the think tank’s International Law Research Program. The one-year Graduate Scholarships in International Law are valued at CDN $24,000 for PhD and SJD […]

When the UN rights council this morning debates North Korea’s record, a human rights NGO will take the floor to present an open letter sent today by 20 North Korean defectors to Swiss president Didier Burkhalter calling to freeze the regime’s bank accounts held in the country. « The international community must show that it truly […]

The human rights of the world’s most vulnerable will be severely threatened unless urgent action is taken to improve access to justice and legal frameworks for people affected by climate change, concludes a new report by the International Bar Association (IBA) Task Force on Climate Change Justice and Human Rights. Published today, the ground-breaking 240-page […]

Professor William A. Schabas is director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland, Galway, where he also holds the chair in human rights law. Professor Schabas holds BA. and MA degrees from the University of Toronto and LLB, LLM. and LLD degrees from the University of Montreal. William Schabas […]

After years of intense research and legal action, a bankruptcy lawsuit jointly litigated by a Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP team led by partner Steven M. Berman and attorneys from Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. goes to trial before United States Bankruptcy Court Judge Michael G. Williamson beginning on Monday, Sept. 22. Potentially at stake: hundreds […]

Fasken Martineau, a leading business law and litigation firm, is proud to announce that it is consolidating its partnership with Notman House by launching an exclusive onsite technology start-up consulting program. The firm will offer legal services to Notman House tenants. Once a month, Fasken Martineau will dispatch a team of leading legal experts from […]

The Honourable Benjamin J. Greenberg, former Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec, has joined the firm Dunton Rainville, where he is pursuing his practice in arbitration and mediation, primarily as a commercial arbitrator. After leaving the Bench, The Honourable Benjamin J. Greenberg served as Chairman of Stikeman Elliott LLP’s National Arbitration Practice Group, before […]