Associate Professor Cameron Jefferies, U of A Faculty of Law, Presents: “The Charter and the Environment”
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Professors David Dyzenhaus and Paul Daly, Presenting: “COVID-19: Emergency Powers and Legal Principle”
OnlineDavid Dyzenhaus, University Professor of Law and Philosophy, and Albert Abel Chair, University of Toronto Paul Daly, University Research Chair in Administrative Law and Governance, University of Ottawa How [...]
Dr. Ubaka Ogbogu, Associate Professor, U of A, Presenting: “Rights, Freedoms, and Medical Assistance in Dying”
OnlineDr. Ubaka Ogbogu, Associate Professor, cross-appointed to the Faculties of Law and Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta; Katz Research Fellow in Health Law and Science Policy; and [...]
Carbon Pricing and the Constitution
OnlineWhy is the federal government's carbon pricing so constitutionally contentious? The Ontario and Saskatchewan Courts of Appeal found the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA, sometimes referred to as 'carbon tax' or 'carbon pricing') constitutional; the [...]
Online Charter Series: Pandemic Travel Restrictions – Do They Violate Your Mobility Rights?
OnlineWith the COVID-19 pandemic, governments worldwide have taken measures that were previously unthinkable. Limitations have been placed on travel to and from, as well as within Canada. Does the Canadian [...]
Online Charter Series: Section 25 of the Charter – Indigenous Laws in Canadian Courts
OnlineWhich prevails, the Charter or the Vuntut Gwitchin Constitution? The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation enacted their own Constitution providing for the selection of political leaders based on their traditional [...]
31st Annual McDonald Lecture in Constitutional Studies with Professor Jacob T. Levy
OnlineThe Separation of Powers and the Challenge to Constitutional Democracy Professor Jacob T. Levy Tomlinson Professor of Political Theory, McGill University Professor Levy will examine the roots of our [...]
The Future of Liberal Democracies and Levy’s Separation of Powers Thesis
OnlinePlease join our panelists for an engaged dialogue, as they discuss Jacob T. Levy's thesis, presented as the 31st Annual McDonald Lecture in Constitutional Studies, on the separation of [...]
Online Charter Series: Contact Tracing Apps
OnlineNumerous countries use contact tracing apps to help track COVID exposure. But how do these apps work? And what impact do they have on privacy? Join Professors Emily Laidlaw [...]
Online Charter Series: Constitutional Dissent
OnlineSpeaker: Eric M. Adams, Vice Dean and Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta What is the line between constitutionally-protected dissent and the protection of worksites, workplaces, and workers? [...]
Online Charter Series: Section 1, the Charter’s Balancing Provision
OnlineSpeaker: Patricia Paradis, Executive Director, Centre for Constitutional Studies How do courts balance the constitutional protection of individual rights and freedoms in the Charter with the interests of the community as [...]