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In this third and last episode of a new three-part series on how the brain works, host Caroline Mandell is welcoming Dr. Sophie Leroy, Associate Professor of Management at the University of Washington BothellSchool of Business. Together they explore topics such as attention, distraction and procrastination and discuss their implications for judges – and all legal professionals – as high-volume dec...

In this second episode, host Caroline Mandell is interviewing David Badre, professor of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences at Brown University, located in Providence, Rhode Island. Together, they explain what cognitive control (also known as executive function) is and discuss its implications for judges – and all legal professionals – as knowledge workers engaged in high-stakes, non...

In this first episode of a new three-part series on how the brain works, host Caroline Mandell is speaking with UNSW Sydney's Emeritus Professor John Sweller. Together, they explore a fundamental question: how do our brains process, retain, retrieve, and apply information? In short: how do we learn? Speakers, documentation and more details on CIAJ's website

Megan Vis-Dunbar, a Liaison Lawyer and the Manager of Local Libraries at Courthouse Libraries BC, is interviewing the Honourable Justice Michelle O'Bonsawin of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on the themes of Gladue principles in a mental health context, child protection, and more. This podcast was recorded at CIAJ's 45th Annual Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law, as a complement t...

Dans cet épisode, l'avocate et animatrice Caroline Bourbonnais s'entretient avec sa collègue, M e Awatif Lakhdar, associée chez Lavery Avocats, et l'honorable André Roy, juge à la Cour supérieure du Québec. Ensemble, ils analysent les conférences de règlement à l'amiable (CRA) selon le point de vue du juge et de l'avocat, tout en abordant certains points essentiels : définition, déroulement, inter...

Dans cet épisode, l'avocate et animatrice Caroline Bourbonnais s'entretient avec l'honorable Carole Hallée, juge à la Cour supérieure du Québec, et M e Michel Ghali, avocat à l'aide juridique de Montréal. Ensemble, ils abordent la question d'un dossier en matière familiale selon le point de vue du juge et de l'avocat. Invités, documentation et plus d'informations sur le site de l'ICAJ

Are courts and tribunals really providing accessible service to people with disabilities? Michael Gottheil, Chief of the Commission and Tribunals of the Alberta Human Rights Commission, and Michael McNeely, Family Lawyer at Rogerson Law Group and first deaf-blind lawyer to graduate from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, are seeking to answer this question in the third and last episode of...

L'avocate et animatrice Caroline Bourbonnais aborde le thème difficile de l'enlèvement international d'un enfant, en compagnie de ses collègues Me Awatif Lakhdar et Me Caroline Harnois. Toutes trois spécialisées en droit de la famille, elles traitent des sujets tels que les premières étapes à respecter dans ce type de dossier, les moyens de défense possibles et les mesures à prendre pour éviter ce...

In this episode, Laverne Jacobs, a professor at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law and a person with physical disabilities, interviews Michael McNeely, who is the first deaf-blind lawyer to graduate from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University. They share thoughts on access to administrative justice for people with disabilities, challenges faced by members of the disability community beco...

In this episode, Professor Emeritus Philip Bryden meets with human rights advocate and accessibility consultant Michael McNeely to discuss barriers to access to administrative justice for people with disabilities. Together, they explore the obstacles that Mr. McNeely himself may encounter while practising law, and how the justice system could adapt to better meet the needs of his clients. Speakers...

M e Valentin Molpeceres et M e Isabel Brault, tous deux spécialisés en droit de la famille, abordent le thème de la représentation des enfants dans le cadre d'un litige en matière familiale en compagnie de l'animatrice et avocate Caroline Bourbonnais. Cet épisode offre les points de vue d'avocats chevronnés, qui partagent leurs connaissances et leur vaste expérience professionnelle avec générosité...

An eight-part series on dignity. In this eighth and last episode of this series, we will be exploring the impact of medical aid in dying legislation on people with cognitive conditions. Throughout this entire podcast, at every step, we will be exploring and establishing whether the courts should consider the concept of dignity in their decisions regarding end-of-life ethics.

An eight-part series on dignity. In this seventh episode, we will be exploring how the concept of dignity, mental illness and medical aid in dying interrelate. Throughout this entire podcast, at every step, we will be exploring and establishing whether the courts should consider the concept of dignity in their decisions regarding end-of-life ethics.

An eight-part series on dignity. In this sixth episode, we will be exploring the connection between the concept of dignity and mental illness. Throughout this entire podcast, at every step, we will be exploring and establishing whether the courts should consider the concept of dignity in their decisions regarding end-of-life ethics.

An eight-part series on dignity. In this fifth episode, we will be exploring what changes were made to medical aid in dying legislation from Bill C-14 to Bill C-7. Throughout this entire podcast, at every step, we will be exploring and establishing whether the courts should consider the concept of dignity in their decisions regarding end-of-life ethics.

An eight-part series on dignity. In this fourth episode, we will be exploring the concept of dignity and the history of medical aid in dying (MAID) legislation and jurisprudence. Throughout this entire podcast, at every step, we will be exploring and establishing whether the courts should consider the concept of dignity in their decisions regarding end-of-life ethics.

In this episode, Athanasios Hadjis (Senior Legal Counsel, Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada) welcomes Professor Patricia M. Barkaskas (Instructor & Academic Director, Indigenous Community Legal Clinic, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia) who presents some conclusions of CIAJ's 2021 National Roundtable on Administrative Law entitled "All the Voices We Don...

In this episode, Professor Philip Bryden, TransCanada Chair in Administrative and Regulatory Law at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law, is interviewing lawyer, human rights advocate, and accessibility consultant Michael McNeely, on his own experience with the justice system as a deaf-blind person.

Les rapports que nous entretenons avec l'information sont bouleversés par les technologies et les médias sociaux : les modes de communication sont en mutation, l'information circule dans un réseau de canaux disparates, le langage se transforme avec l'utilisation de sigles et d'émoticônes de tous genres. Pour les membres de la magistrature, cela pose des défis paticuliers. Quelle est la meilleure f...

With reference to existing Supreme Court of Canada and appellate jurisprudence (see, eg. R. v. Kokopenace 2015 SCC 28), this session will consider the existing methods and best practices for ensuring a representative jury. It will also look at managing a trial where issues of culture and religion are at the forefront. The panel will address the question of how to properly take account of diversity...

In this mini-podcast, attorney Lauren J. Wihak shares her views on administrative law and explains why she believes this branch of law is so important on many different levels. In the process, she invites the legal community to participate in an important annual update on the issues raised in her area of expertise.

With reference to existing Supreme Court of Canada and appellate jurisprudence (see, eg. R. v. Kokopenace 2015 SCC 28 ), this session will consider the existing methods and best practices for ensuring a representative jury. It will also look at managing a trial where issues of culture and religion are at the forefront. The panel will address the question of how to properly take account of diversit...

Same words, different concepts. We seem to be using the same words, but in fact, they bear a different meaning. The concept of mother, the interpretation of treaty, personhood: where is the common understanding? Can we understand and adapt legal concepts like spiritual law and human law? In this podcast, we will hear from the Honourable P. Colleen Suche, a judge of the Court of Queen's Bench of Ma...

One of the strengths of Canadian legal traditions is their ability to adapt to changing circumstances. In societies that embrace all of their cultures, can Canadian legal traditions adapt indigenous conception of duty, loyalty, and good faith? Are expanded laws one solution to meet the need for inclusion in a diverse society? In this podcast, we will hear from the Honourable P. Colleen Suche, a ju...

L'animatrice et avocate Christine O'Doherty s'entretient avec la juge Lise Gagnon, le vulgarisateur juridique Michaël Poutré et la conseillère en communication Christine Moisan. Dans cet épisode, nous abordons les notions de langage clair, de destinataire et de structure. Nous explorons également les raisons pour lesquelles les juges reçoivent de la formation en matière de rédaction des jugements,...