Extraordinarily extracurricular
by Peter Johansen Selling paper bags. Counting soup labels. Promoting good study habits. Arguing both sides of a legal case in Canada’s most prestigious moot court competition. For second-year Law student Shanelle Manhue, all that is part of extracurricular life at Carleton. Take the paper bags, for example. She sold them at $5 a pop ... more
Carleton Law team places two pairs in final eight, two oralists in top ten at Osgoode Cup moot
Michael De Luca (left) and Eric Vallillee were named among the top ten distinguished oralists at York University’s 7th annual Osgoode Cup. The Faculty of Public Affairs congratulates Carleton University’s law team for its outstanding performance at the 7th Annual Osgoode Cup, a moot court competition held at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School on March ... more
Laying down the law
Resistance Hip Hop. Testimonials. Documentaries. A chance to meet a great Canadian. These are images, stories and experiences Melanie Adrian’s Laws 1000 students are not likely to soon forget. Adrian’s course explores three human rights systems – the Americas, Africa and Europe. Students examine one human rights violation in each of those areas, and trace ... more
FPA research award symposium to focus on biotechnology, culture and law
Since 2007, the Faculty of Public Affairs has honoured faculty researchers with the Faculty of Public Affairs Research Excellence Award. Recipients are awarded a good-sized stipend, or a modest stipend and a teaching release. In either case, the successful applicants are asked to organize a lecture or launch a symposium some time during the following ... more
Freedom-of-information system ranked last: Vince Kazmierski comments
Source: The Edmonton Journal Date: January 11, 2011 By: Karen Kleiss Excerpt: Carleton University law professor Vincent Kazmierski studies the operation of access to information laws in Canada and says observers such as judges and information commissioners have noted both active and passive resistance to open government among both politicians and bureaucrats. “What information commissioners ... more