Law professor @uocommonlaw; Co-Director @uodroitpublaw. Tweets on criminal, constitutional and comparative constitutional law (she/her)
Ottawa, ON Canada
Joined September 2010
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Some initial reflections on the Rouleau Report, and a summary of major findings, drawing on the executive summary. More on recommendations later. 1/n
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There's still plenty of time to register for our multi-location, bilingual workshop on the notwithstanding clause, co-hosted by @ICJ_org, @umontreal (faculte de droit), and @uOttawaPDI. Learn more and register here: constitutionalstudies.ca/eve…
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Happening tomorrow: my lecture @CentreConstStud on the exciting potential for deliberative minipublics in achieving legal change. I’ll be discussing the reform of Ireland’s law on abortion & possibilities for enhanced citizen deliberation in Canada. Register for the webinar:
There's still plenty of time to register for this lecture by @seana_g of @UOdroitpublaw!! Dr Glennon will be talking about the role of deliberative minipublics in Ireland (and their potential role in Canada). Register here: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/…
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10 days away from the first @CSPG_GCEP event of the 2024-2025 cycle!
Hope to see you there!!
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Finally, the new Ministerial Code is released:
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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Here's one I've been waiting for - Andy Yu has new paper out on relationship between declaration under s 33 of the Charter, judicial review of administrative action & rights-values distinction: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
We look forward to welcoming Richard Moon to the Centre at the end of November for a talk on his new book. In the meantime, join our freedom of expression book club!
🗓 Keeping up with our Freedom of Expression series, join our first Book Club event on Nov
7 at 4 PM to discuss Prof. Richard Moon’s The Life and Death of Freedom of Expression
(Chapters 1-4).
Get the book: lnkd.in/gJBzKhud
Register here: lnkd.in/gbtWFweE
Looking forward to hearing @seana_g speak about her research on deliberative minipublics on Nov 13. Register now!
There's still plenty of time to register for this lecture by @seana_g of @UOdroitpublaw!! Dr Glennon will be talking about the role of deliberative minipublics in Ireland (and their potential role in Canada). Register here: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/…
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A busy week @uocommonlaw catching up with fantastic colleagues, planning out my research agenda for the coming year(s) and best of all, meeting the new @UOdroitpublaw dog-in-residence, Lucy.
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Congratulations to Professor Adam Dodek @ADodek who has been appointed as the new Chair of @CanLII! He will help to guide CanLII’s mission of ensuring that Canadian legal information remains open and accessible to all.
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Our Centre mascot, Lucy, is getting her teeth into our most recent Annual Report- find your copy here: publiclawdroitpublic.ca/wp-c…
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Earlier this month, the Court of Appeal travelled to Ottawa to meet with judges from the Superior Court of Justice and Ontario Court of Justice in the eastern region. The Court also spent time with the local bar and with law students and faculty from the University of Ottawa.
At @uOttawa , Chief Justice Michael Tulloch reflected on the university’s important contributions to the justice system and encouraged its professors and law students to continue to make a positive difference bridging the gap between law and technology and tackling emerging issues in public law, to name just two of the university’s areas of focus.
J’ai hâte de participer à cette midi-causerie sur l’arrêt Canada (Procureur général) c. Power,2024 CSC 26, le 18 novembre au @CEDAC6. cedac.fd.ulaval.ca/evenement…. Incrivez-vous dès maintenant!
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It was a pleasure to visit @westernuLaw yesterday and deliver this lecture to the fantastic comparative constitutional law class. Many thanks to @AkisPsygkas for the invitation and the warm welcome!
It was wonderful to welcome Dr Seána Glennon @seana_g, who gave an outstanding lecture on the evolution of abortion law in Ireland and the role of citizen deliberation.
A fascinating presentation & great questions from the students in my Comparative Const Law class @westernuLaw.
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I'm incredibly humbled to see the second paper from my doctoral dissertation @UofTLaw in print in the Modern Law Review.
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It was a really great session! I’m so happy to have the opportunity to contribute.
Terrific two days, working on the Edward Elgar Handbook on Legal Theory & Constitutionalism (@ElgarPublishing @Elgar_Law), co-edited with @Neo_Jaclyn. Excellent set of chapters:
Patricia Popelier - Federal Constitutionalism
Angelo Junior Golia - Societal Constitutionalism @AJrGolia
Mohamed Arafa - Constitutionalism in the Arab World @Arafadr
Gautam Bhatia - Transformative Constitutionalism @gautambhatia88
Mark Tushnet - Varieties of Constitutionalism @Mark_Tushnet
Mariana Mota Prado & Megan Pfiffer - Administrative Constitutionalism @MeganPfiffer
Aaron Mills & Karen Drake - Indigenous Constitutionalism
Rosalind Dixon - Responsive Constitutionalism @rosalinddixon15
Scott Stephenson - Unwritten Constitutionalism
Ming-Sung Ku - Constitutionalism of Emergency
Joel Colin-Rios - Revolutionary Constitutionalism @joelcolonrios
Thanks to all participants/commentators, and especially to Raeesa Vakil for the organization! 👏
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love the generosity of this answer by @AndrewBernstei9, himself a truly gifted lawyer. 🤩
This is fantastic news for our province. 👏🏻
#BREAKING: Big news as the Ontario legislature returns: Premier Doug Ford appoints former Liberal cabinet minister Jane Philpott to lead Ontario’s new primary care action team #onpoli theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
My comment on @rosalinddixon15's impressive new book, Responsive Judicial Review: Democracy and Dysfunction in the Modern Age, has now been published in the Journal of Legal Philosophy as part of a symposium on the book. 1/n
I also argue that the legitimacy of responsive review rests in large part on legislatures being independent and robust. Where there is chronic executive dominance, this is not guaranteed. 3/n
You can read the article in full here: dropbox.com/scl/fi/xyze1mvtm…
