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04-01-22 | Criminal Law, International, Public Law

War Crimes in International Criminal Law

Professor Muriel Paradelle explains the elements to be taken into account in order to qualify an action as a war crime under international law. In this case, are war crimes actually committed by the Russian army in Ukraine?

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04-01-22 | Criminal Law, International, Public Law

The Crime of Aggression in International Criminal Law

Professor Muriel Paradelle examines the elements that must be taken into account to qualify an act as a crime of aggression under International law in the context of the conflict in Ukraine.

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11-18-21 | Human Rights, Indigenous Law, Public Law

The Ancestral Rights of Indigenous Peoples Who Have Not Signed the James Bay Agreement: The Thesis of Unilateral Extinction Put to the Test of Fundamental Rights

Nearly 45 years ago, the law enacting the James Bay Agreement extinguished the rights of Indigenous Peoples covering a territory of 1,082,000 square kilometres. Certain non-signatory Indigenous Peoples still claim a right to this territory. Law professor Ghislain Otis puts this instance of unilateral extinction to the test of fundamental rights.

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09-10-21 | Agri-food law and policy, Public Law

The Right to Farm : Artisanal Production and its Legislative Framework in Quebec

Sarah Berger Richardson is an Assistant Professor in the Civil Law Section of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law where she focuses her research on food law and policy.

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