Cours en droit international
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CML 3351 - International Law
(Two Sections) Professors John H. Currie and Craig Forcese
This course provides students with an introductory understanding of the formation, sources and application of international law; the relationship between international law and municipal law; international personality; jurisdiction of states; the law of treaties; the International Court of Justice; state responsibility; substantive international obligations regarding human rights, the use of force by states, the law of the sea and the environment and international criminal law.
CML 3352 - International Criminal Law
Professor Chile Eboe-Osuji
The objective of this course is to give students a general introduction to international criminal law. Principles and fundamentals of international criminal law will be explored, from the angles of theory, practice and procedure. Topics discussed in the course will include: International Law as a frame of reference in the notion of international criminal law; definitions and concepts in international criminal law; sources of international criminal law; recognised crimes in international law; candidate crimes in international law; international criminal responsibility (mens rea and modes of actus reus); defences; multiple convictions; sentencing in international criminal law; international law and peace in post-conflict societies.
CML3378 - Advanced International Law
An in-depth study of selected problems in Public International Law.
CML 3399 - Human Rights: International Protection
Professor Caterina Ventura
An introduction to international human rights law. The class will discuss the meaning of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, examine international and regional human rights protection systems, explore the interplay of human rights and international humanitarian law in situations of armed conflict. A variety of issues will be considered, including women’s human rights; the death penalty; responses to massive human rights violations; human rights and counter-terrorism; the rights of the child; the rights of indigenous peoples; collective rights; and the role of non-state actors. Major themes will include the universality of human rights, and the enforceability of international human rights law. The course will emphasize current issues in the practice of international human rights law, drawing on recent cases.
CML3531 - Droit international public
Professeure Nicole LaViolette
Au cours du semestre, les étudiants et étudiantes seront mis en situation éducative de manière à se familiariser avec les normes juridiques qui régissent les relations internationales. Le cours se veut principalement une étude introductive du droit international public et le cours vise une initiation globale à l'état actuel du droit dans les rapports internationaux Le cours abordera les thèmes suivants : caractère du droit international, sources du droit international public, les principaux sujets du droit international public, la personnalité souveraine de l'État, la responsabilité de l'État, et le règlement des conflits internationaux. Le cours abordera aussi les grands chapitres du droit international : droit de la guerre, droit de la paix, droit des espaces internationaux, droit pénal, droits de la personne.
CML 4105 International Trade Regulation
Professor Debra Steger
The course examines the treaty text of the WTO Agreement, the functioning of its dispute settlement mechanism, and relevant WTO case law. Students will also be introduced to the range of trade and economic policy considerations that underlie both Canada’s adherence to its obligations under the various instruments examined, and Canada’s active participation in multilateral trade negotiations and organizations.
CML4108A - Studies in International Law: International Law of the Sea
Professors Donald McRae and Louis Simard
This seminar will deal with the international regime for the oceans, including the jurisdiction of states over the maritime areas adjacent to their coasts, the delimitation of maritime boundaries between states, fisheries, the international seabed area, navigation, and the protection of the marine environment. Particular attention will be paid to issues affecting Canada, including the legal regime for the Arctic, boundary delimitation and high seas and straddling stock fisheries.
CML4108B - Studies in International Law: European Community Law
Professor Ton Zuijdwijk
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the institutions and the legal system of the European Union and European Community, with emphasis on the role of the Court of Justice and its role in promoting the continuous integration of the Community. This course will deal with the legal system of the European Union and the European Community against the background of current developments, such as the implementation of the Maastricht Treaty (which has led to the creation of a European currency), the Treaty of Amsterdam, and the expanding membership of the Union. Following an overview of the institutions of the Community, the focus of the course will be on the role of the Court of Justice and the role of its jurisprudence in European integration. Specifically, there will be discussion of judicial remedies under the Treaty of Rome, the four freedoms in the Community (or goods, workers, services and capital), the common policies of the Community (e.g., competition), the relationship between Community law and national law (including the relationship between the EC Court of Justice and the national courts), and the treaty-making power of the Community.
CML 4108C – Studies in International Law: Law, Politics and Economics in International Affairs
Professors Donald McRae and Christopher Maule
To consider the linkages and differences between the disciplines of law, political science and economics as they relate to international affairs. Students will study the underlying assumptions of each discipline and then analyze how these assumptions affect the way different issues in international affairs are considered. Students, who will be drawn from both the law school and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, will be expected to research and prepare a paper on one of the substantive topics and present that research at one of the seminars.
CML 4108D – Studies in International Law: International Commercial Arbitration
Professors J. Anthony VanDuzer and Anthony Daimsis
International commercial arbitration (ICA), both between private parties and between private parties and states, is a burgeoning area of practice and study. The principal objectives of this new course are many; to introduce the student to the basic concepts, rules, practices and institutions related to ICA. The focus will be on the major international instruments and institutions of ICA and the law as it has developed in Canada; to build on the knowledge and skills acquired in previous courses relating to dispute settlement in order to develop the student’s understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of ICA as an alternative to litigation and other methods of resolving international commercial disputes; to allow students to gain experience with the role of legal counsel in international commercial arbitration. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with the procedures of the major international arbitral institutions and have an opportunity to participate in a mock arbitration.
CML 4108F - Studies in International Law: International Trade Remedies
Professors Raahool Watchmaker and Yasir Naqvi
The course will provide the necessary background, through readings and lectures, on major areas of practice in international trade remedies, including: safeguard measures, anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties, customs valuations and tariff classifications, export and import controls, government procurement challenges, judicial reviews, investor-state disputes, WTO dispute procedures, and trade remedies and competition policy. Students will also engage in problem-based case studies and work through cases with senior practitioners from the bar and government agencies.
CML4108G – Studies in International Law: International Criminal Law
Professors Joseph Rikhof and Christine Hanson
The course will examine the evolution of international criminal law from a historical perspective, the groundbreaking institutions such as the Security Council Tribunals, hybrid tribunals and the International Criminal Court, definitions of international crimes and general principles of international criminal law and procedure. The course will also examine related issues such as jurisdiction, immunity and humanitarian interventions.
CML 4108H - Studies in International Law: International Law and Developing Countries
Professor Graham Mayeda
Increasingly, scholars and practitioners are recognizing the role of law in developing countries. This course explores this role from both a theoretical and practical perspective. First we will focus on the nature of development and the interplay of domestic and international law and organizations in structuring development. Questions will include: Is development a purely economic concept, or is it broader in scope? What is the meaning of the rule of law, and is it essential for promoting development? Are there multiple paths to development? What is the role of the history of colonization in law and development? What role should national development agencies and international organizations play in helping developing countries structure their legal institutions? Having explored these questions from a theoretical perspective, we will then turn to specific topics in development law in order to examine how theory is brought to bear on particular areas of legal regulation. These areas will include: the environment, international trade, democratic and human rights, markets and investment, ethnic conflict, governance and corruption, technology development, and aid to developing countries.
CML 4108J - International Intellectual Property
Professor Victor Nabhan
This course includes a presentation of the international legal framework of intellectual property protection and a detailed analysis of the most important instruments, namely the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, the Berne Convention for the protection of Literary and Artistic Property and the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS). Institutional aspects as well as certain political economy aspects will be analyzed. A critical discussion of the adequacy of the current regime vis-à-vis the needs of Aboriginal peoples, access to medicines (especially in the developing world) and the probable evolution of the current framework will also be discussed. The role of international norms in the decisions of Canadian courts will also form part of this course.
French language listing as CML 4505J - Études en droit international: Propriété intellectuelle internationale
CML 4108JB - Studies in International Law: National Security Law
Professor Craig Forcese
“National security” has been defined as the protection and preservation of a state’s values, institutions and the well-being of its citizens. It is an expansive concept that, in colloquial terms, has a strong association with military preparedness and law enforcement. It is also a concept that sometimes co-exists uncomfortably with the “rule of law.” This seminar course will examine international and Canadian laws governing efforts to preserve “national security.” United States and United Kingdom law will also figure in the discussion. Issues discussed will include: international, Canadian and comparative law dealing with terrorism, weapons proliferation, epidemic diseases, espionage, government secrecy and the actions of intelligence agencies, both foreign and domestic. The conflict between national security imperatives and human and civil rights at both the international and national level will be a key pre-occupation of the course.
CML 4108L - Studies in International Law: Armed Conflict
Professor John Currie
The course will introduce students to the international legal regulation of the use of force and armed conflict. The course will have two main components. The first, addressing the so-called jus ad bellum, will focus on legal obligations with respect to the peaceful settlement of disputes; the general ban on the use of force in international relations and the related prohibition of forcible intervention in internal conflicts; the legal concept of “aggression”; recognized and controversial exceptions to the general ban on the use of force (e.g. self defence, humanitarian intervention, etc.); and the collective security architecture of the UN Charter. The second part of the course, addressing the so-called jus in bello, will introduce legal regulation of specific conduct during armed conflict, including treatment of civilians, combatants and prisoners of war (so-called “Geneva law”); permissible and impermissible means and methods of warfare (so-called “Hague law”); rules applicable in non-international armed conflict; and, time permitting, aspects of the law of belligerent occupation.
CML4108M - Studies in International Law: International Environmental Law
Professor Jamie Benidickson
This course will examine the nature and significance of international law, policy and institutions in contemporary responses to global environmental issues ranging from endangered species to climate change. Other topics to be considered include international air and water pollution, the transportation of hazardous wastes, and ocean resources. In addition to the particularities of each of these issues, we will be concerned with international law making processes, with the enforcement and effectiveness of international environmental law, with the relationship between international environmental law norms and the Canadian domestic regime, and with the inter-relationships between international environmental law and other international regimes governing trade, human rights and war, for example.
CML 4108O - Studies in International Law: International Humanitarian Law
Professor Nicole LaViolette
The course will begin by placing international humanitarian law within a broader theoretical and legal context. The course will consider the historical development of IHL, its sources and its fundamental principles, such as the principles of humanity, military necessity, distinction between civilians and combatants, and proportionality. The course will then examine the content of specific humanitarian rules, including the four 1949 Geneva Conventions and their historical antecedents; the 1977 Protocols; and the laws of the Hague. Students will then be called upon to consider some contemporary challenges, such as the legality of the use of nuclear weapons, the environmental consequences of armed conflict, the status of ‘unlawful combatants’, and the specific victimization of women and children.
CML 4108P - Studies in International Law: A Social Justice Critique of International Trade
Professor Joanne St-Lewis
This course focuses on the intersection between social justice and international law through the application of post-colonial theory and other critical frameworks. Discussions will emphasize the relationship between economic policy and contemporary realities in the South. Rights and politics in the following areas will be explored: food security, water, oil, pharmaceuticals and indigenous cultural products. Our primary (though not exclusive) regional focus will be Africa. The course will take particular note of the role of international institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization.
CML 4108Q - Studies in International Law: WTO Dispute Settlement
Professor Debra Steger
This seminar analyzes how the WTO deals with trade disputes. We will examine the origins of the WTO dispute settlement system and how it compares to other international dispute settlement systems. We will assess the different settlement methods that are available in the WTO -- consultations, mediation and adjudication - and consider the jurisdiction and applicable law before WTO panels/Appellate Body and the potential for overlap with other international courts or tribunals (including the NAFTA). Selected questions will be examined related to the work of panels and the Appellate Body ranging from treaty interpretation, standing, fact finding, and the appointment of experts, to amicus curiae briefs, burden of proof, and scope of appellate review. Finally, we will review the remedies available in the WTO and the enforcement of WTO dispute settlement reports, trade sanctions, and the role of compensation.
CML4112A - Interdisciplinary Studies in Law: Globalization
Professor Errol Mendes
The course will seek to prepare students to become involved in international institutions, organizations and government departments that are involved in the four areas of globalization outlined below: Globalization and Human Rights; Globalization, International Trade and the Global Labour Market; Globalization and the Global Private Sector; International Finance and Capital Markets.
CML 4508A - Études en droit international: Droit international de l’environnement
Professeur Denis Langlois
Ce cours est une introduction à la nature et à l’importance du droit, des politiques et des institutions internationales pour répondre aux enjeux environnementaux à l'échelle mondiale, tels que la conservation de la biodiversité et le changement climatique. D’autres sujets à l’étude seront la pollution transfrontière de l’eau et de l’air, le transport des déchets dangereux, les ressources en eau douce. Nous étudierons également la création des coutumes, conventions et normes en droit international, les mécanismes de mise en œuvre de ces normes, et la relation entre le droit international de l’environnement et les autres régimes internationaux, tels que le commerce international et le droit de la personne.
CML 4508J - Études en droit international: Propriété intellectuelle internationale
Professeur Victor Nabhan
Ce cours présente le cadre juridique international de la propriété intellectuelle et passe en revue les traités les plus importants en matière de propriété intellectuelle, notamment la Convention de Paris pour la protection de la propriété industrielle, la Convention de Berne pour la protection des œuvres littéraires et artistiques, et surtout l’Accord de l’OMC sur les aspects qui touchent au commerce des droits de propriété intellectuelle (ADPIC/TRIPS). Les aspects institutionnels et certains aspects d’économie politique seront aussi au programme, de même qu’une des discussions et critiques du système international de protection de la propriété intellectuelle, son adéquation par rapport aux besoins des peuples autochtones, son impact sur l’accès aux médicaments (en particulier dans les pays en développement) et l’évolution probable du cadre juridique au cours des prochaines années. Enfin, le rôle des accords internationaux dans les décisions des tribunaux canadiens sera aussi étudié.
English language listing as CML 4108J - International Intellectual Property
CML4511B- Études en droit criminel: Droit pénal international
Professeur Pacifique Manirakiza
Le cours a pour principal objectif de familiariser les étudiants et les étudiantes avec le système judiciare pénal international ainsi que le droit applicable devant les tribunaux internationaux. Il sera dispensé dans une perspective comparative avec le droit et la procédure canadiens en matière criminelle. Il s'articulera principalement sur les points suivantes: notiones générales de droit pénal international; le système judiciare pénal international; perspectives canadiennes du droit pénal international.
Droit international privé
CML2318 - International Taxation
Professors Paul Lefebre and Grant Nash
This course addresses the tax issues facing Canadian residents carrying on business outside Canada and foreign residents carrying on business in Canada. The course will focus on the tax treatment of common cross-border commercial transactions, including the financing and reorganization of business in the cross-border context. In the context of investment inbound into Canada, the course covers carrying on business in Canada through an agent, branch and subsidiary and includes topics such as financing the operations, withholding tax issues and the tax effective deduction of expenses. In the context of investment outbound from Canada, the course covers the framework for the taxation of foreign corporations owned by Canadian residents and the Canadian taxation of foreign investment income. The course also addresses the role of treaties in Canadian tax planning, the jurisdiction to tax in international law and double taxation relief mechanisms with particular emphasis on the key provisions of the OECD Model Treaty and the Canada-US Income Tax Convention.
CML3201J - Conflict of Laws: Private International Law
Professor Barry Glaspell
Internet data exchange, transboundary sales of goods and services, and inter-provincial and international travel raise multi-jurisdictional legal issues. This course analyses the laws applicable when "foreign" facts are at issue. An obvious example occurs every time a transaction or communication involves natural or juristic persons resident in different provinces or nationals of different States. Private international law (often called "conflict of laws" addresses: Who will (and who should) decide legal disputes involving "international" facts; What law will likely be applied and how will "foreign" law be received by our courts; How can "foreign" courts be prevented from getting involved; and When will our courts recognise and enforce legal and factual determinations made outside Ontario or Canada. The course is of particular relevance to students interested in jurisdictional questions arising from internet communications and to those interested in public international law aspects of jurisdiction. It is an essential foundation for those considering an arbitration/ADR/litigation career Topics to be analysed include: the extraterritorial reach of Mareva and anti-suit injunctions; forum shopping and forum non conveniens; personal and subject-matter jurisdiction; the interaction between fiduciary duty, tort and contract in the conflict of laws; and the Canadian and international handling of class proceedings involving allegations of personal injury and product liability. In addition to recent Canadian case law, students will be asked to consider leading cases from the Australian High Court, the United States Second and Ninth Circuits and the House of Lords. How these other jurisdictions presently interpret their law applicable to international facts is of interest to Canadian judges (and, accordingly, Canadian lawyers). We will also be examining aspects of public international law (customary, treaty and general principles) which impact our law of conflicts. Students will be required to reflect upon whether territory continues to play an important role in jurisdictional questions. Liability issues related to areas beyond territorial jurisdiction (e.g., space tourism, high seas condominia and Antarctic accidents) will be analysed so as to demonstrate territorial biases that judges often have when geographically complex facts are at issue. Conflicting interest of nationals of different States become obvious as we examine the radically different answers to liability or damage questions achievable through strategic choices made during the conduct of litigation or arbitration.
CML3372 - International Business Transactions
Professor J. Anthony VanDuzer
The principal objective of this course is to introduce the student to the basic concepts, rule practices and institutions which comprise the legal environment in which international business takes place. Though we will touch on many areas of international business, our emphasis will be on transactions involving the export and import of goods and services. A second objective of the course is to build on the knowledge and skills acquired in previous courses in contracts and commercial law in order to develop an integrated approach to dealing with international business transactions. Throughout the course, the role of the legal counsel in international business transactions will be emphasized.
CML3501 - Droit international privé
Professeure Nicole LaViolette
Au cours du semestre, les étudiants et étudiantes seront mis en situation éducative de manière à se familiariser avec les concepts, principes, théories et règles du droit international privé applicable dans les provinces canadiennes de la common law. À la fin du semestre, les étudiant et étudiantes seront capables : d'identifier, définir et appliquer les règles et méthodes de résolution des conflits de lois et de juridictions qui sont applicables aux rapports de nature privée présentant un élément étranger. d'identifier, définir et appliquer les règles de conflits de loi relatives à certains domaines particuliers, tels les biens, contrats, délits et le droit de la famille. Le cours est essentiel pour ceux et celles qui désirent se lancer dans la pratique du droit privé. Le cours examinera les règles qui permettent de déterminer si les autorités des provinces canadiennes de la common law saisies d'une situation présentant un élément étranger: sont compétentes pour en connaître (question de juridictions) ; la loi applicable à cette situation internationale (conflit de lois) ; et les conditions relatives à la reconnaissance et à l'exécution des actes d'autorités étrangères (conflits d'autorités). Le cours abordera aussi les problèmes particuliers que pose l'application des règles des conflits de lois dans les domaines des contrats, des délits, des biens, et du droit de la famille.
Droit autochtone
CML2301 - Aboriginal Peoples and the Law
Professor Patricia Stirbys
This course will examine the legal status of Aboriginal Peoples (Indian, Metis and Inuit) with reference to common law, statute and Constitutional provisions. In addition, the course will examine the nature and scope of Aboriginal title and Aboriginal rights. We will also focus on the legal issues surrounding the existence of Aboriginal self-government. The legal status of both past treaties and the more modern treaties (comprehensive land claims) will be addressed. International law as it pertains to the development of rights to self-determination in general and human rights in particular for Aboriginal Peoples will be discussed. This area of the law is particularly useful to study because it highlights the relationship that exists between power, community morality and the law, perhaps more than any other area of the law. The Canadian attitude (as reflected in judicial opinion) to race, culture and difference is brought into sharp focus as one examines the legal doctrines of Aboriginal law.
CML2701 - Les autochtones et le droit
Professeure Manon Lavoie
Cours d'introduction au droit autochtone. Sujets traités: situation juridique des peuples indiens, métis et inuit dans le système juridique canadien; processus de revendications territoriales et accords; droits ancestraux et droits issus des traités; status constitutionnels spéciaux; droits constitutionnels enchâssés; chasse; pêche; droits de piégeage et d'assemblée; auto-détermination; droit coutumier; lois fédérales spéciales et ententes administratives; fiscalité; tutelle de la Couronne; peuples autochtones et développement économique, régime foncier des réserves; droit international relatif aux peuples autochtones; expériences juridiques de différent pays.
CML4162 - Advanced Aboriginal Law
Professor Brad Morse
This seminar, first offered in winter 2001, will be a joint endeavour with Oklahoma University School of Law and will be led by Professor Lindsay Robertson (of Oklahoma University) and Professor Bradford Morse (of University of Ottawa) involving students from both law schools. The seminar will concentrate upon a selection of critical issues arising in both countries in which the similarities and differences in Canadian and United States law as well as the objectives of Aboriginal peoples in both countries will be explored in detail. Last year the seminar included sessions on: the discovery doctrine, aboriginal and treaty rights, constitutional structuring of the relationship, fiduciary/trustee obligations, recognition processes, self-determination and jurisdiction, economic development, land claims, and religious freedom. Oklahoma University, which is the home of the American Indian Law Review, has a long history of commitment to Indian law issues in the USA.
Droit de l'immigration
CML3397 - Immigration Law
Professors Chantal Tie and Michael Bossin
The objective of this course is to provide studies with an understanding of immigration and refugee law.
CML 4109BA – Studies in Human Rights: Advanced Refugee Law
Professor Peter Showler
A successful student will have a thorough knowledge of the various grounds for refugee protection, will have the fundamental advocacy skills and knowledge necessary to represent a claimant well and will have a broad understanding of international asylum principles and current global protection issues. The Course will include the following topics: the principles of international refugee protection, the Convention refugee definition and other statutory grounds for protection, related international human rights, the refugee claim process from initial claim to removal/landing, refugee claim advocacy skills, other national refugee protection systems and current and future issues in international protection.
Cours en droit international à l’occasion
CML 4114JA - Democratic Values and International Law
Professor Richard Burchill (Janvier 2007)
This course will examine how international law has embraced and worked to develop democracy as a principal of international law with a view to establishing and critiquing the type or meaning of democracy that is being pursued. In this regard particular attention will be given to the activities undertaken by international organizations, both with regard to promoting democracy among member states and the role of international organizations themselves in the process of governance.
CML 4514JB - Le règlement des différends internationaux
Professeur Pierre Klein (Janvier 2007)
Objectifs du cours: Permettre aux étudiant(e)s de découvrir les mécanismes et processus de règlement des litiges institués au sein de l’ordre juridique international (essentiellement entre les États) et analyser les mérites respectifs des différends modes de règlement au regard des spécificités des relations internationales contemporaines.
CML 4114JK - European Human Rights Law
Professor Eugeniusz Piontek (Janvier 2007)
The course will begin with a series of lectures on European human rights norms and institutions. The second part of the course will be a seminar during which students will work on and discuss past and present cases of the European Court of Human Rights and human-rights related cases of the European Court of Justice.