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“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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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