Gib van Ert
@gibvanertLitigation counsel in Ottawa & Vancouver. President, Canadian Council on International Law. Author, Using International Law in Canadian Courts.
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Overheard in the Vancouver Law Courts barristers’ lounge yesterday: Counsel A: You must think I’m the most unreasonable lawyer in town. Counsel B: No no. You’ve got instructions. I get it. #civility
I am delighted to announce the forthcoming third edition of my book, Using International Law in Canadian Courts. It is greatly expanded, including new discussions of UNDRIP, the Charter and much more. utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.31…
“We are living in the time of Nero.”
CCDI 2024 - SÉANCE EN VEDETTE : « Démêler les contrôles à l’exportation et les sanctions économiques : de nouveaux enseignements surprenants ». L'inscription anticipé se termine le 15 octobre. Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant. Programme détaillé ici: site.pheedloop.com/event/ccilccdi…
CCIL 2024 SESSION SPOTLIGHT: "Detangling Export Controls and Economic Sanctions: Surprising New Lessons." Early Registration for the Annual Conference ends October 15th. Register Now. Full program available here: site.pheedloop.com/event/ccilccdi…
Join us for this Pre-Conference activity with Gregory Shaffer when you register for the CCIL Annual Conference. Tickets are $50 for conference registrants. Register now. site.pheedloop.com/event/ccilccdi…
Here is an excerpt from the forthcoming 3rd edition of my book Using International Law in Canadian Courts on judicial notice and treaties--just in time for tomorrow's @SCC_eng appeal in the IATA case: gibvanert.com/2024/03/24/jud…
Congrats to the @UofTLaw Jessup team for placing first in the @CanadaJessup rounds this weekend and advancing to the International Rounds!! Arik, Eyal, Foti, and Vidit you are amazing advocates and it’s been an honour for Daniel and I to coach you. Looking forward to Washington!
CCIL 2024 Annual Conference - Call for Proposals. THEME: International Law: Enforcement and Entanglements. Deadline to submit: March 25, 2024, 11:30pm ET. wix.to/xPDnk3t #newblogpost
Congrès annuel 2024 du CCDI - APPEL DE PROPOSITIONS. THÈME: Convergence et divergence : Perspectives sur la mise en œuvre du droit International. Date limite de soumission : le 25 mars 2024, 23 h 30 HE wix.to/HeDm3Oz #newblogpost
Effective Feb 11, 2024, the Honourable Mr. Justice John J.L. Hunter retires from the Court of Appeal for British Columbia & the Court of Appeal of Yukon. He has served as a member of these Courts since being appointed directly from private practice on April 20, 2017. 🧵(1/5)
Yes indeed
I like this take away. People scoff at international law, but the century of pressure going back to Deskaheh is now a UN declaration, and is now provincial and federal legislation implementing that declaration, and is now shaping legislation that is affirmed by the SCC
La Cour suprême rendra jugement dans l’appel suivant le 9 février 2024, à 9 h 45 HE : Procureur général du Québec, et al. c. Procureur général du Canada, et al. Un résumé en langage simple du jugement accompagnera la décision. decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/news/f… #DroitCdn
The Supreme Court will deliver its judgment on the following appeal on February 9, 2024, at 9:45 a.m. ET: Attorney General of Québec, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada, et al. A plain language summary of the judgment will accompany the decision decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/news/e…
Tory MP Michael Fabricant: “Could she tell me how many illegal asylum seekers per head of pop Scotland is accommodating & how many illegal asylum seekers per head of pop England is” SNP’s Alison Thewliss: “There is no such thing as an illegal asylum seeker” #RwandaBill
Want to become a Law Clerk at the Federal Court? Applications for the 2025 - 2026 clerkship year are being accepted until 5 p.m. EST on January 16, 2024. Apply here: clerkship-clericature.fct-cf.ca/en/home/login. For more information: bit.ly/3DbVRzK
Important new article on a less often discussed article from UNDRIP
Pleasure to share my latest article, this time for the Queen's Law Journal @QLaw_Research I focus on Article 30 of the UNDRIP, which articulates a general ban on military activities that take place on Indigenous territory. journal.queenslaw.ca/issues
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