Law Is Cool
Law Is Cool is a new blawg and podcast addressing issues related to law school and the legal field with a Canadian focus. The contents are intended for 1) current and potential law students; 2) graduates reviewing for their bar exam; and 3) members of the general public interested in learning more about the law.
Author: Adrian Di Lullo and Gerard Kennedy are law students at Queen’s University this year; Thomas Wisdom is a law student at Osgoode Hall; Daniel Simard is in the joint LLB and Masters of Environmental Studies at Osgoode Hall and York University; Gail Geronimo is a law student at the University of Ottawa; Jacob Kaufman, Navjot Dhaliwal, Ken Saddington and Omar Ha-Redeye are are law students at the University of Western Ontario; Kashif Ahmed and Vimal Baid are law students at the University of Saskatchewan; Marie Winfield is a law student at the McGill University in Montreal; Rob Evans is in the LLB/JD joint program at the University of Windsor and University of Detroit Mercy.
Blawg Related Categories: Careers • Law Schools • Law Students • International • North America • Canada • Queen's University • McGill University • Osgoode Hall • University of Detroit Mercy • University of Ottawa • University of Saskatchewan • University of Western Ontario • University of Windsor • York University • Law Student • Podcaster • Podcast
Recent Posts from Law Is Cool
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Legitimate-Content Bay?
I was surprised to see in numerous newspaper (here, here, etc.) that a Swedish firm called Global Gaming Factory signed an agreement to buy the Pirate Bay. For those unaware, the Pirate Bay, also based…
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Downsizing on Bay Street
From the Globe and Mail: Oslers cuts 23 support staff The title of the article is a bit misleading. Osler is one of several firms mentioned. This is a sign of the times and an…
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An Extraordinary About Face on Copyright Reform
An interesting article in the Star: Ministers finally embrace Canada’s digital future In an age where powerful lobby groups are advocating a copyright regime that looks much more like tyranny than sound public policy, here…
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Another Black Canadian stuck abroad
The Toronto Star reports Suaad Mohamud Haji, a woman from Toronto, cannot leave Kenya where she was visiting her sick mother. Kenyan officials allege she does not look like her Canadian passport photo. The photo is more…
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Waddams v. Hutchinson
On June 9th those accepted to Western law received an email suggesting that, if we do nothing else to prepare for September, we read two books. The first is by Stephen Waddams, Introduction to the…
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Happy Rome Statute Day
In addition to Canada Day, it’s also 11 years today since the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court was established. I’ve offered some very strong criticisms of the Rome Statute and the International Criminal…
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Sarkozy Wants to Ban the “Burqa”
French President Nicolas Sarkozy stated this past week that he is interested in banning the “burqa,” The burqa is not a religious sign, it’s a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement — I want…
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Do you have a right to marry a foreigner?
Not effectively. Not, if you want to stay in your own country, Canada. In that case, marrying a foreigner is a privilege granted by the government. The Star reports today about exorbitant refusal rates for…
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Federal Court Slams CSIS (Again)
Pretty soon this won’t be news.
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Law profs throw their weight behind Legal Aid boycott
Here is the story from the Globe. On one side, we have a potential boost for access to justice at the cost of a definite short-term harm to the rights of the accused. On the other, it’s…