Advocacy Projects
Court Cases
Prime Minister of Canada et al. v. Omar Khadr
Court Cases
The Asper Centre, jointly with U. of T.'s International Human Rights Program and Human Rights Watch, was granted standing as an intervener in the government's appeal from the Federal Court's decision to order the Prime Minister to request Omar Khadr's repatriation to Canada. Background materials are available on the Faculty of Law's Khadr webpage. The Supreme Court released its decision in the case on January 29, 2010 declaring that Omar Khadr's rights had been breached, but refraining from ordering the Prime Minister to seek repatriation.
Khadr Webpage
Supreme Court Decision
Read our factum
Globe and Mail Op Ed by Prof. Audrey Macklin, Diana Juricevic and Executive Director, Cheryl Milne
Link to webcast of the legal argument
City of Vancouver, et al. v. Alan Cameron Ward, et al.
The Asper Centre, jointly with British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, has been granted standing as an intervener in this appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada to be heard on January 18, 2010. The case addresses the question of whether damages are available for the infringement of a right or freedom guaranteed by the Charter in the absence of bad faith, an abuse of power or tortious conduct on the part of the infringer.
Link to Supreme Court description of the case.
Read our factum.
Link to webcast of the legal argument
Conway v. Her Majesty the Queen, et. al.
The Asper Centre has been granted standing as an intervener jointly with the Criminal Lawyer's Association in its first case before the Supreme Court of Canada. The case examines the constitutional jurisdiction of the Ontario Review Board which reviews the treatment of persons found not criminally responsible under the Criminal Code of Canada.
Read the Court's summary of the case.
Asper Centre and Criminal Lawyers' Association Factum
Link to webcast of the legal argument
Policy Briefs
Privacy Rights of Prospective Jurors
The Asper Centre was invited to provide a submission to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario in respect of her investigations into the alleged background checks of prospective jurors in criminal trials in Ontario.
Clinical Course Projects