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The Transnationalization Of Truth: A Meditation On Sri Lanka And Honduras, Craig Scott

Craig M. Scott

The present article is an elaboration of the text prepared for a lecture, delivered in London, England, on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, as part of the Centre for Transnational Legal Studies’ annual Transnational Justice Lecture series. The paper begins, in Section II, with general comments on a notion of “interactive diversity of knowledge” and how that connects up to a view about the nature of truth. Sections III and IV then present salient aspects of events in both Honduras and Sri Lanka over the last two years, with the coup d’ état of 28 June 2009, in Honduras and the …

Brief On The Investigation Of Canadian Nationals For War Crimes And Crimes Against Humanity In Afghanistan, Craig Scott

Craig M. Scott

Acting Director of the Nathanson Centre, Professor Craig Scott, has submitted a brief to Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda of the International Criminal Court providing evidentiary reasons why Canadians in the military and civilian chain of command during Canada ‘s presence in the war in Afghanistan should fall within the scope of the Prosecutor’s efforts to investigate the “situation in Afghanistan” with respect to war crimes committed by the Taliban, the CIA and Afghan National Security Forces. Potential criminal responsibility arises from Canada ‘s policy and practices on the transfer of captives to both the US and Afghanistan. The brief also highlights …

Soutenir La Démocratie Élue De La Chambre Des Communes Et À La Fois La Conscience De Vote Des Sénateurs Non Élus, Craig Scott

Craig M. Scott

Le 22 octobre 2013, l'opposition officielle du NPD a proposé, dans une motion du jour de l’opposition, entamer un processus d'élimination de la partisannerie au Sénat qui commencerait par l'expulsion des sénateurs des caucus des partis. Les députés libéraux et conservateurs ont voté à l'unanimité contre la motion. Pendant le débat, le député Stéphane Dion (porte-parole du parti Libéral en matière de réforme démocratique) a soutenu avec brio que l'appartenance à un caucus de parti était aussi essentielle pour les sénateurs que pour les députés. Il les a décrits tous les deux – sans distinction – comme des parlementaires.

A Memorial For Bosnia: Framework Of Legal Arguments Concerning The Lawfulness Of The Maintenance Of The United Nations Security Council's Arms Embargo On Bosnia And Herzegovina, Craig Scott, Abid Qureshi, Jasminka Kalajdzic, Francis Chang, Paul Michell, Peter Copeland

Craig M. Scott

This Memorial seeks to present a framework of legal arguments with respect to the validity and legal effects of an arms embargo imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolution 713 in September 1991 on the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Yugoslavia), before its dissolution, and since treated as being in force with respect to the new states that have succeeded Yugoslavia. More particularly, the Memorial addresses the legality of maintaining (or, at least, having maintained during the crucial time period) the arms embargo in force, either de jure or de facto, against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia) …

Global Governance And Humanitarian Assistance – Tithing The Transnational Arms Industry, Craig Scott

Craig M. Scott

No abstract provided.

Factum Of The Charter Committee On Poverty Issues: In The Supreme Court Of Canada On Appeal From The Federal Court Of Appeal Between Mavis Baker, Appellant. And The Minister Of Citizenship And Immigration, Respondent., John Terry, Craig Scott

Craig M. Scott

This appeal is about the validity of the decision of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (the "Minister") to deny Mavis Baker's application for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds and, in all likelihood, separate her from her children.

Constitutional Ropes Of Sand Or Justiciable Guarantees Social Rights In A New South African Constitution, Craig Scott, Patrick Macklem

Craig M. Scott

No abstract provided.

A Skeptical Optimist’S Perspective On Canada Getting To Proportional Representation As An Electoral Reform, Craig Scott

Craig M. Scott

No abstract provided.

Electoral Reform: Making Every Vote Count Equally, Craig M. Scott

Craig M. Scott

No abstract provided.

The Breakdown Of The Rule Of Law In Sri Lanka: An Overview, James Yap, Craig Scott

Craig M. Scott

This brief report, prepared for the Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice and dated September 22, 2010, analyzes the state and the underlying causes of the current breakdown of the rule of law in Sri Lanka. The information herein is drawn primarily, while not exclusively, from three sources: Basil Fernando, Sri Lanka: Impunity, Criminal Justice & Human Rights (Asian Human Rights Commission: Hong Kong, 2010); Justice in retreat: A report on the independence of the legal profession and the rule of law in Sri Lanka (International Bar Association Human Rights Institute [IBAHRI]: London May 2009); Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena, The Rule …

Jurisdiction And Responsibility: Community And The Force Of Law Between Khadr And Amnesty, Craig M. Scott

Craig M. Scott

No abstract provided.

Interpreting Intervention, Craig Scott

Craig M. Scott

The present article, written in May 2001, discusses the significance for the doctrine of humanitarian intervention of the normative signaling practices that transpired throughout the 1990s with respect to the use of military force outside of explicit authorization by UN Security Council resolutions. The first part of the article analyses the sociological and legal-theoretical dimensions of the relationship between interpretation of Security Council resolutions and the interpretive evolution of the UN Charter. Iraq and Kosovo then provide the focus for contextualizing the analysis. The article ends with an account of the interplay of the powers of the General Assembly and …

A Memorial For Bosnia: Framework Of Legal Arguments Concerning The Lawfulness Of The Maintenance Of The United Nations Security Council Arms Embargo On Bosnia And Herzegovina, Craig M. Scott, Francis Chang, Peter Copeland, Jasminka Kalajdzic

Craig M. Scott

No abstract provided.

Discussion Of Frederick Schauer's 'Or 'Emet Lecture: On Law And Coercion, Frederick Schauer, Craig Scott, Michael Giudice, François Tanguay-Renaud

Craig M. Scott

Follow-up seminar on Frederick Schauer's ‘Or ‘Emet Lecture, delivered on Thursday, March 12, 2009. Part of the Legal Philosophy Between State and Transnationalism Seminar Series.

Respondent: Craig Scott, Osgoode Hall Law School.

A Core Curriculum For The Transnational Legal Education Of Jd And Llb Students: Surveying The Approach Of The International, Comparative And Transnational Law Program At Osgoode Hall Law School, Craig Scott

Craig M. Scott

My task is simple enough: to approach the question whether there is a core JD or LLB curriculum for transnational lawyers by briefly narrating Osgoode Hall Law School's experiment with the International Comparative and Transnational (ICT) Law Program that began four years ago.' By way of a preface, I hasten to make two points. The first point to note is that Osgoode's ICT Program is, to date, not mandatory for all our LL.B. students but, rather, an optional specialization; currently, about one-quarter of each year's entering class of around 280 students choose to take enter the program by taking the …

Discussion Of Jeff Mcmahan's 'Or 'Emet Lecture: Proportionality In Self-Defense And War, Jeff Mcmahan, François Tanguay-Renaud, Craig Scott, Michael Giudice

Craig M. Scott

Follow-up seminar on Jeff McMahan's ‘Or ‘Emet Lecture, delivered on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Part of the Legal Philosophy Between State and Transnationalism Seminar Series.

Respondents: François Tanguay-Renaud, Osgoode Hall Law School; Craig Scott, Osgoode Hall Law School.

Covenant Constitutionalism And The Canada Assistance Plan, Craig M. Scott

Craig M. Scott

No abstract provided.

Social Rights: Towards A Principled, Pragmatic Judicial Role, Craig M. Scott

Craig M. Scott

No abstract provided.

International Criminal Law And The Inner Morality Of Law, Larry May, Margaret Martin, Craig Scott

Craig M. Scott

Larry May, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy and Professor Law Vanderbilt University, investigates what Fuller called “procedural natural law” in contemporary international criminal law.

Respondent: Margaret Martin, University of Western Ontario

Respecting Democratic Constitutional Change, Craig M. Scott

Craig M. Scott

Brief Remarks On Intersocietal Responsibility And Canada’S Honour In The Case Of Angelica Choc V. Hudbay Minerals Inc., Craig M. Scott

Craig M. Scott

Moral And Legal Responsibility With Respect To Alleged Mistreatment Of Transferred Detainees In Afghanistan: Presentation To The House Of Commons Special Committee On The Canadian Mission In Afghanistan, Craig M. Scott

Craig M. Scott

Foreword: Making A Case For Comparative Constitutionalism And Transnational Law, Craig M. Scott, Peer Zumbansen

Craig M. Scott