Dear Friends of CLA-ACE! We have been working hard these last few months and have exciting news to update you on: We are launching a program to empower Aboriginal youth New student chapters at University of Manitoba & University of Saskatchewan! Our summer interns are back with great stories to share Blakes joins as Pro [...]
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Remarks to Canadian Lawyers Abroad “The Importance of Promoting the Rule of Law” OSC Chair Howard Wetston June 1, 2011 Good evening. I want to express my thanks to Catherine McKenna and Canadian Lawyers Abroad (CLA) for inviting me to this event. It’s an honour to have been invited by the CLA to speak about the [...]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CANADIAN LAWYERS ABROAD CELEBRATE SIX YEARS OF RULE OF LAW, GOOD GOVERANANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS WORK Organization highlights work in Africa, Asia and Canada’s North at its “Rights of Spring” Cocktail Event Toronto: June 1, 2011 – Canadian Lawyers Abroad / Avocats canadiens à l’ étranger (CLA-ACE) is holding a celebratory cocktail [...]
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Dear Friends of CLA-ACE! Canadian Lawyers Abroad – Avocats canadiens à l’étranger has some exciting updates to share with you. Join us at our “Rights of Spring” Cocktail Party in Toronto on June 1, 2011 You are invited to our “Rights of Spring” Cocktail Party at Globalive’s SHAMBA foundation to celebrate six years of rule [...]
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Read our blog to get the lowdown on our “Rights of Spring” party. You can also read about it in The Precedent Blog and see pictures in the Globe and Mail’s “Party pictures of the week” here.
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Dear Friends of Canadian Lawyers Abroad (CLA). We’ve been very busy over the past few months. Below you’ll find a brief summary of what we’ve been up to and some exciting new initiatives. Wishing you and your family the best for the holiday season from everyone at CLA! Student Chapter Program Update Our Student Chapter [...]
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It was with great sadness that CLA-ACE learned of the death of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Antonio Lamer. The Rt. Hon. Lamer was a forceful advocate for the rights enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and in particular, aboriginal and minority rights. He also was strongly committed to the rule of [...]
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CLA-ACE Executive Directors and members of the University of Ottawa Chapter (and aspiring members) participate in the CBA March to the Supreme Court of Canada in support of the Pakistan legal community’s courageous fight to end emergency measures and restore the rule of law in the country. For more information including what you can do [...]
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By: Toby Kruger, UNB Student, 2007 CLA-ACE Internship with the Asia Foundation in Bangladesh This past summer I had the opportunity to participate in an internship organized by Canadian Lawyers Abroad (CLA) and hosted by the Asia Foundation in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Dean’s Office at UNB Law provided generous financial support for the experience, in [...]
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In December, 2006, members of the University of New Brunswick CLA-ACE Student Chapter interviewed an international lawyer named Carolyn McCool, to get her advice about careers in international law and development work. Carolyn McCool is a refugee lawyer who began her international legal career by going to Kosovo to work for the CIDA-funded Balkans Civilian [...]
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