The Administered Constitution – Administrative Tribunal’s & Agencies’ Critical Constitutional Role
Mclennan Ross Hall, Room 231/ 237, Law Centre 111 89 Ave NW, EdmontonProfessor Sophia Lee, University of Pennsylvania Law School Administrative tribunals have historically played a primary role interpreting and applying the Constitution. However, this fundamental role is often underestimated, misunderstood, and [...]
Senator Paula Simons, Guest Lecturer for The 30th Annual McDonald Lecture in Constitutional Studies
Room 150, Telus Centre, University of Alberta 111 Street & 87 Avenue, EdmontonSCHRODINGER’S SENATE: EXPERIMENTS IN CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM HON. PAULA SIMONS, SENATOR From the moment the Senate of Canada was created, 151 years ago, Canadians have been arguing over its responsibilities, [...]
Anna Lund, Assistant Professor, U of A Faculty of Law, Presenting: Section 7 – The Right to Housing
Enterprise Square 10230 Jasper Avenue, EdmontonAnna Lund, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, will discuss how housing is a basic necessity. Earlier this year, the federal government recognized that it "is essential [...]
Carissima Mathen, Professor, University of Ottawa, Presenting “Courts Without Cases: The Law and Politics of Advisory Opinions”
Mclennan Ross Hall, Room 231/ 237, Law Centre 111 89 Ave NW, EdmontonProfessor Carissima Mathen, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa Courts usually decide cases: live disputes involving spirited, adversarial debate between opposing parties. Sometimes, though, a court is asked to to [...]
Richard Albert, Professor, University of Texas, Presenting “Constitutional Amendments: Making, Breaking, and Changing Constitutions”
Mclennan Ross Hall, Room 231/ 237, Law Centre 111 89 Ave NW, EdmontonProfessor Richard Albert, William Stamps Farish Professor in Law and Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin Virtually all constitutions codify amendment rules. The Constitution of [...]
“The Principles of Fundamental Justice: What are they Anyway?”, Colton Fehr, Sessional Instructor and PhD Candidate
Enterprise Square 10230 Jasper Avenue, EdmontonColton Fehr, sessional instructor and PhD candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, will tell you how the vague sounding "principles of fundamental justice" in Section 7 of the [...]
Assistant Professor Anna Lund, U of A Faculty of Law, Presents: “Do Corporations Have Charter Rights?”
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Professor Catherine Bell, U of A Faculty of Law, Presents: “The Duty to Consult and Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982“
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Associate Professor Cameron Jefferies, U of A Faculty of Law, Presents: “The Charter and the Environment”
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