Law prof at Tiananmen reflects on 1989 crackdown
As commemorations of the 25th anniversary of the Chinese government’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989 continue, a University of British Columbia law professor who was...
View ArticleHistorical SCC decisions now available online
As far as groundbreaking jurisprudence goes, the first decision passed down by the Supreme Court of Canada — dated June 5, 1876 — may seem a bit underwhelming.In Taylor v. R., the highest court in the...
View ArticleWhy we should care about Magna Carta
I write this just as I’m returning to Canada from Runnymede, England. The Queen was there, as were the Duke of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, and Prince William. The five of us — along with a thousand...
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