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September 1, 2015

As is being widely reported in the Canadian press, the RCMP have laid torture charges against Col. George Salloum, a Syrian intelligence officer. The charges stem from the infamous extraordinary rendition and torture of Syrian-Canadian Maher Arar, which gave

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Hissene Habre Trial Begins at EAC

By Rob Currie

July 24, 2015

The Extraordinary African Chambers in Senegal has begun the long-awaited trial of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, sometimes called “Africa’s Pinochet,” who is being tried on charges of crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture that occurred during his rule

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Is INTERPOL reliable?

By Rob Currie

July 13, 2015

I recently attended the annual conference of the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, a wonderful organization dedicated to facilitating dialogue and criminal law reform all over the world. The yearly offerings of the conference usually feature

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The Forgotten Khadr Case

By Rob Currie

May 16, 2015

As has been widely reported and commented upon here in Canada over the last while, Omar Khadr was recently released on bail and soon after had his third successful trip to the Supreme Court of Canada (the first two are

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Cell Phone Searches at the Border: A New Frontier

By Rob Currie

March 13, 2015

A case here in Halifax, Nova Scotia has hit the world media in a big way, in no small part because it raises an issue of great concern to anyone who travels internationally, and on which there has been no

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Online Debate: Are We Abandoning the Fight Against Impunity?

By Rob Currie

February 13, 2015

Over at the website of the International Centre for Transitional Justice, there is an interesting online debate going on: “Is the international community abandoning the fight against impunity?” The first two speakers have weighed in: prominent Canadian scholar Michael

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BCCA Takes On Hape Analysis of Extraterritorial Police Operations

By Rob Currie

February 2, 2015

I have been trying to get around to blogging on a number of interesting ICL/TCL decisions which have arisen in the Canadian case law over the last year or so. In the first of these, R. v. Tan, the

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Extradition to Face Life Without Parole? Alberta Court of Appeal Says Yes

By Rob Currie

January 23, 2015

Last August, the Alberta Court of Appeal released its decision in the reasonably high-profile extradition case of United States v. Muhammad ‘Isa. ‘Isa, an Iraqi-Canadian who lived in Edmonton, was wanted in the US on charges of facilitating terrorism.

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Guest Blog: Six High-Profile Extraditions to the US

By Rob Currie

December 3, 2014

I am pleased to present a guest blog on one of our favourite topics — extradition — by prominent New York criminal defence and extradition lawyer Arkady Bukh. In it he surveys a number of interesting, prominent and sometimes

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Canada Rises in Transparency International Anti-Corruption Rankings

By Rob Currie

October 31, 2014

Transparency International recently released its 10th annual progress report on implementation of the OECD anti-bribery convention. Canada, which has been criticized for lacklustre anti-corruption activity in the past, came in for some praise in this year’s report: it was one

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