Basically, the Supreme Court has split the middle with it’s ruling on Khadr; his Charter Rights have been violated and continue to be violated, but they’ve ruled that for now (I say “for now” because some media are reporting that the ruling states that the SC may act in the future to provide the [...]
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 | Trackback for this entryVery interesting news today about the Omar Khadr case and the government’s decision to appeal to the Supreme Court; it appears some people’s suspicions (including me) about the government filing this appeal to stall on acting on Khadr may have been incorrect; the government is asking the SC to speed up a decision from [...] Tags: human rights, Omar Khadr, Stephen Harper, Supreme Court of Canada | Category: Canadian Politics |
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| Trackback for this entryThere’s a column in the Star today from Professor Errol Mendes, who teaches constitutional and international law at the University of Ottawa, on the background of the Omar Khadr case as it has wound through the Canadian courts. There is also an observation or 2 from Professor Mendes about Stephen Harper being offside with [...] Tags: Abousfian Abdelrazik, Conservatives, Federal Court of Canada, Omar Khadr, Stephen Harper, Suaad Hagi Mohamud, Supreme Court of Canada | Category: Canadian Politics, International Politics |
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| Trackback for this entryWell, this was rather unexpected and big news this morning. This is a front page story in the Toronto Star in today’s edition. As you might know, Omar Khadr is the last remaining Westerner to be held in Guantanamo. He has been held there since 15, without charge or trial – for 6 years. [...] Tags: Guantanamo Bay, international law, Omar Khadr, Supreme Court of Canada | Category: American Politics, Canadian Politics, International Politics |
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