Craig Forcese
Vice-doyenne du programme anglais; Professeur agrégé
57, rue Louis-Pasteur, pièce 120
Ottawa (Ontario)
Canada
K1N 6N5
Craig.Forcese@uOttawa.ca
(613) 562-5800 poste 2524
(613) 562-5124
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B.A. Joint Honours, anthropology/geography (McGill), M.A. International Affairs (Carleton), LL.B. (Ottawa), LL.M. (Yale), of the bars of Ontario, New York and the District of Columbia, Associate Professor.Much of Craig’s present research and writing relates to international law, national security, human rights and democratic accountability.
National Security Law
Craig is the author of National Security Law: Canadian Practice in International Perspective (Irwin Law, 2008), a treatise on national security law. (For regular updates of this book, see Craig's national security law blog.)
Craig's research and policy focus in other writings has included a particular emphasis on anti-terrorism and human rights and on government national security secrecy law. He is co-edtior with Nicole LaViolette of The Human Rights of Anti-terrorism (Irwin Law, 2008), a collection of papers discussing the Ottawa Principles on Anti-terrorism and Human Rights. Craig has also written (and served as an expert witness at the Arar commission) on diplomatic protection of Canadian nationals overseas in the anti-terrorism context and authored articles on use of military force in anti-terrorism, and oversight and review of intelligence agencies.
Public International Law
Craig is co-author and co-editor, with John Currie and Valerie Oostervald, of International Law: Doctrine, Practice and Theory (Irwin Law, 2007), a hybrid introductory textbook/casebook in public international law. (For regular updates of this reference, see Public International Law Interactive.)
He has published law review articles on, among other things, state immunity, extraterritorial law and the regulation of transnational corporations, international trade law, diplomatic protection of aliens and international law and national security matters, including intelligence collection.
As of October 2010, Craig is the president of the Canadian Council on International Law, Canada's chief non-profit organization devoted to the study and promotion of international law.
Democratic Accountability
Craig is the co-author, with part-time Professor Aaron Freeman, of the The Laws of Government: The Legal Foundations of Canadian Democracy (Irwin Law, First edition, 2005; Second edition 2010), a treatise on the legal superstructure of Canadian democratic governance. He is also co-managing editor of Public Law (Emond Montgomery, 2006), a casebook on public law and legislation in Canada.
In September 2008, Craig was retained as the director of research for the policy phase of the Oliphant Commission (Commission of Inquiry into Certain Allegations Respecting Business and Financial Dealings with Karheinz Schreiber and the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney).
Business and Human Rights
While Craig is no longer active in the area, past academic and public policy work with groups such as Rights & Democracy and Amnesty International has focused on issues of business and international human rights, especially in conflict zones.
In 2001, while completing graduate work at Yale, Craig served as research director for the Canadian Democracy and Corporate Accountability Commission, co-chaired by the Honourable Ed Broadbent and Mr. Avie Bennett. In 2006, he served as an Advisory Committee member for the Government of Canada's Roundtables on Corporate Social Responsibility in the Extractive Sector.
-- Last updated 02-11-10