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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...

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Historical 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...

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Why 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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