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View article: Syllabus for Law and Religion Course (Fall 2021)
Syllabus for Law and Religion Course (Fall 2021) Open
This is my syllabus for the Law and Religion course at Lakehead University's Bora Laskin Faculty of Law (Fall 2021).
View article: Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Unsettling Role of Non-State Actors in Addressing Global Pandemics
Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Unsettling Role of Non-State Actors in Addressing Global Pandemics Open
The recent coronavirus outbreak provides a fit backdrop for us to assess our preparedness for and reaction to this and future outbreaks This article considers the role of non-state actors in global health crises While much attention has …
View article: Access to Inclusive Education for Students with Autism: An Analysis of Canada’s Compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Access to Inclusive Education for Students with Autism: An Analysis of Canada’s Compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Open
This article argues that Canada fails to meet its obligation under article 24 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to provide students with autism with access to inclusive education. Moving beyo…
View article: Syllabus for Intellectual Property Course (Winter 2021)
Syllabus for Intellectual Property Course (Winter 2021) Open
This is a draft syllabus for the Intellectual Property course at Carleton University (Winter 2021).
View article: Structural Change or Collective Amnesia? A Review of Breakdown: The Inside Story of the Rise and Fall of Heenan Blaikie, Norman Bacal (Toronto: Barlow Books, 2017)
Structural Change or Collective Amnesia? A Review of Breakdown: The Inside Story of the Rise and Fall of Heenan Blaikie, Norman Bacal (Toronto: Barlow Books, 2017) Open
View article: "It Doesn’t Work!": The Symbolic Aspect of Law, From the Criminal Law to Bill 21
"It Doesn’t Work!": The Symbolic Aspect of Law, From the Criminal Law to Bill 21 Open
This article uses an analytical framework from the criminal law to analyse Quebec’s Bill 21. It analyses denunciation, an important principle in the criminal law, and describes its analytical framework. It then applies this framework to Bi…
View article: COVID-19: Is the Cure 'Worse Than the Problem Itself'?
COVID-19: Is the Cure 'Worse Than the Problem Itself'? Open
President Trump and other prominent Republicans have argued that the measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 will create economic consequences too serious to justify the number of lives saved. Are they right? We do the math.
View article: What Is the True Purpose of Quebec's Bill 21?
What Is the True Purpose of Quebec's Bill 21? Open
This paper explores two contrasting perspectives on Bill 21, Quebec’s secularism law: the first, which has dominated the public debate, analyses whether Bill 21 is a suitable method to achieve its main stated aim of promoting the equality …
View article: Structural Change or Collective Amnesia
Structural Change or Collective Amnesia Open
This paper reviews Norman Bacal’s Breakdown: The Inside Story of the Rise and Fall of Heenan Blaikie. It ties Bacal's reflections on the recent downfall of one of Canada's largest and most prestigious law firms to the broader issues affect…
View article: Case Comment: Garcia V. Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization
Case Comment: Garcia V. Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization Open
This piece analyses the decision rendered by Judge James D. Whittemore of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in the case of Garcia v Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization. It goes beyond the face …