When people think of needing legal help, they often think of lawyers, court forms, and court rooms. As those who have been there already know, it isn’t nearly as glamorous as it seems on television, and quite to the contrary, it can be quite scary. The good news is that not every legal issue has to … [Read more...]
Doin’ It Your Own Way… Unsuccessful Succession
This is the age of the YouTube video. Want to know how to build Ikea furniture, bake a soufflé, change the oil in your car? YouTube can help. We are geared to thinking that we can do anything for ourselves and so, of course, many are led to thinking that they can do their own Wills. “How hard can … [Read more...]
Nickel Shower: An Environmental Class Action
Introduction The recent Smith v. Inco Limited case is the first Canadian environmental class action lawsuit to proceed through a trial and appeal. It shows how the courts mediate between the interests of industry and of private landowners.Inco refined nickel near the small southern Ontario city … [Read more...]
The Difference a Year Makes: Changes to Canadian Federal Environmental Assessment Law in 2012
In 2012, the landscape of Canadian federal environmental assessment law was completely altered. Following on the heels of a truncated statutory review process in late 2011, federal environmental assessment law was re-written with the passage of Bill C-38 (the federal omnibus budget bill). This … [Read more...]
Civil Disobedience, Environmental Protest and the Rule of Law
What is civil disobedience? Civil disobedience involves intentional violation of the law to achieve a result the law-breakers believe is in the public interest. Civil disobedience is a form of protest intended to draw attention to a wrong or injustice which the protesters believe is sufficiently … [Read more...]
The Oil Sands: Westward – How?
Last summer, I mentioned to our editor that I couldn’t understand why Enbridge chose to route Alberta oil via its Northern Gateway line to Kitimat, with its long and narrow channels to open water, when the Port of Prince Rupert had no such obstacles and was closer to Asia. She told me to find out. … [Read more...]
The Constitutional Right to a Healthy Environment
Fifty years ago, the concept of a human right to a healthy environment was viewed as a novel, even radical, idea. Today it is widely recognized in international law and endorsed by an overwhelming proportion of countries. Even more importantly, despite their recent vintage, environmental rights … [Read more...]
37-3 | Jan-Feb 2013
Table of ContentsFeatured Articles: ConstitutionsSpecial Report: Developments in Internet LawDepartmentsColumnsFeatured Articles: ConstitutionsDo Constitutions matter? Indeed they do. Just ask the Egyptian people protesting, confronting, and even dying over the drafting of their new … [Read more...]
What topics would you like to see covered in LawNow Magazine?
It’s that time of year again! All of the staff at the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta will gather around a feast of lemon squares and kale chips to brainstorm ideas for the next volume of LawNow Magazine.While we like to think that we’re quite brilliant when it comes to thinking up … [Read more...]
Data Privacy Day
LawNow Magazine covers lots of hot topics and privacy law has been a big one in the past few issues.In the latest issue of LawNow Magazine, the Special Report looked at developments in Internet law, including privacy and cloud computing.The Internet Law column in the same issue,” Who Cares … [Read more...]
