international law

November 8, 2020

You Read It Here First

The Supreme Court holds that the Charter does not protect corporations against cruel and unusual punishment Continue reading

Constitutional law

Charter, comparative law, constitutional interpretation, cruel and unusual punishment, international law, textualism
June 8, 2020

Entertainment Assoc, 2020 FCA 100: A New Canadian Textualism

In Entertainment Software Assoc v Society of Composers, 2020 FCA 100, Stratas JA (for the Court) made a number of interesting comments about statutory interpretation in the administrative state and the role of international law in the interpretive activity. In this post, I review these comments, and agree with them wholeheartedly. This case is an Continue reading

Administrative Law, Constitutional law, Law and economics

international law, statutory interpretation
April 11, 2019

Is This Correct?

Should deference be denied to administrative interpretations of laws that implement international human rights? Continue reading

Administrative Law

international law, judicial review, reasonableness, refugees, standard of review, statutory interpretation