News from the CCIL
July 6, 2020
The conference organising committee is pleased to announce its plans for an exciting series of virtual events starting in September. In collaboration with its partners, including the Canadian Red Cross, the Société française pour le droit international, the Société québécoise de droit international, the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) & others, the CCIL will offer individual webinars from September to November and two 1/2-days of conference on October 29 & 30. More
Dear sister societies,
The Global Network of Societies for International Law is one of the forums where the pandemic crisis the world is undergoing will be discussed.
At the moment two debates have been planned:
One will be focusing on Regional Organisations and Covid-19.
It is organised by the French Society of International Law (Hélène de Pooter) and speakers will come from the African Academy of International Law Practice, the Indonesian Society of International Law, the ILA Brazil, the European Society of International Law, the French Society of International Law, the Portuguese Society of International Law and the ILA Global Health Law Committee.
It will take place on May 27 (2-3.30)...
May 21, 2020
On April 8, 2020, the CCIL sadly lost one of its Honourary Life Member, Edward Graham Lee. Ted was involved in different capacities over the years, including as CCIL President in 1994-1996. In 2008, he was awarded the John Read Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the cause of international law and organization. A career diplomat, he served Canada for almost 40 years in that capacity. Upon his retirement in 1993, he taught international law at the University of Ottawa, and authored numerous articles published in Canadian law journals.
On behalf of CCIL, we offer our condolences to his family and loved ones.
Our next CCIL Bulletin will offer a tribute to Ted.
From his obituary...
April 27, 2020
The CCIL community was saddened by the passing of Allan Gotlieb on April 18, 2020. Most people will remember him as a distinguished Canadian international lawyer, and in particular one who has made a lasting mark on Canada-US relations as Ambassador to the US in the 1980s. However, few may know that he was one of the members of the first Executive Board of CCIL. Specifically, he was elected at the June 5, 1972 meeting where the CCIL was established. Over the years, he was a speaker and participant in some of the CCIL conferences.
On behalf of CCIL, we offer our condolences to his family and loved ones.
Our next CCIL Bulletin will offer a tribute to Allan Gotlieb.
From his obituary:
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April 22, 2020
Given the outbreak of COVID-19 and the present need for online educational materials and resources, the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law (AVL) is a unique online multimedia resource, which provides high quality international law training and research materials free of charge and can be accessed in the vicinity of any home at: https://legal.un.org/avl/.
Additionally, the Audiovisual Library of International Law is available as a podcast at: https://soundcloud.com/un_avl. It can also be accessed on Apple and Google devices through their respective preinstalled podcast application by searching: “Audiovisual Library of International Law”.
While the AVL team is currently not...
April 6, 2020
COVID-19 Update: April 6, 2020
The submission deadline has been extended to Friday July 10, 2020 and books may now be submitted electronically (in PDF format) to: ccil-ccdi@intertaskconferences.com with the subject line: CCIL Scholarly Book Award Submission. Details...
March 20, 2020
To recognize the work of Canadian scholars of international law, CCIL conducts a biannual competition for scholarly books that make a substantial contribution to the international law literature. Any member of CCIL may submit a book published during the two calendar years prior to the year of the award. Thus, books eligible for the 2020 award will be published in 2018 or 2019. More Details...
March 20, 2020
The International Law Social provides an informal atmosphere for lawyers, students, and professors working in international law in Ottawa to meet, network, enjoy some great food and even better company. Initiated by the International Law Group at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa in the Fall of 2013, this Fall and Winter event has quickly become a major success.
It is an excellent opportunity for students to meet international lawyers from government, law firms, NGOs and businesses. They can learn, first-hand, about real life practice and career opportunities in international law. Similarly, practitioners can interact with professors and lawyers-to-be in an informal setting and networ...
February 28, 2020
UPDATE: March 17, 2020 - Given the latest developments in respect of the coronavirus situation in Canada, including the Canadian Government’s decision of today’s date to temporarily close the borders to all foreigners except for US citizens, the ICC YAF – CCIL – YCAP event scheduled for April 30th in Montreal has been postponed. We are monitoring the situation to confirm a new date and will be in touch soon with further details.
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The ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC YAF), the Canadian Council on International Law (CCIL) and Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners (YCAP) are pleased to invite you to join our eminent panelists in an i...