TORONTO, February 15, 2005 -- On February 25-26, York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School will co-host an international conference that will engage students, scholars, policy-makers, lawyers and activists in discussions on some of the most timely and controversial issues of public and private international law.
The 12th Annual Canadian International Law Students’ Conference features an unprecedented line-up of experts in international and human rights law. Topics for discussion include the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defence Program, Shari’a Law, International Climate Policy, human rights, and the future of NAFTA.
The conference is unique in that it pushes the boundaries of discussion on many of the important issues of international law, and helps influence the direction of international law in Canada.
Speakers include:
Paul Heinbecker, former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations, who proposed the so-called “Canadian Compromise” prior to the invasion of Iraq
Alex Neve, Secretary-General of Amnesty International Canada;
Lawrence Herman, a leading Canadian international trade lawyer at Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Dr. Clarence Dias, President of the International Centre for Law in Development in New York City
Marion Boyd, former Ontario Attorney-General and co-author of the recent Arbitration Act report
David Orchard, a best-selling author and two-time contender for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party, as well as many other distinguished experts in international law
Among nine different panels and three keynote addresses, the conference will focus on Canada's challenges, opportunities and vision for international law in the 21st Century. Filmmaker Sikanya Pillay will also present her short documentary, Robbing Pedro to Pay Paul ?, which explores the impact of NAFTA and US agricultural subsidies on indigenous Mexican corn farmers.
The conference is being presented jointly by Osgoode Hall Law School and University of Toronto.
For further information on the CILS Conference and to register, please visit www.cilsc.org or contact:
Jordan Zed, Co-President, Osgoode International Law Society, Osgoode Hall Law School
416-599-3003
