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University of Calgary
Faculty of Law
Visiting Speakers Program
Fall 2012
09/25/12
Chief Wilton Littlechild, Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
"For the child taken, For the parent left behind"
Murray Fraser Hall, Room 2370
12:15 - 1:45 pm
Lunch provided by the Calgary Bar Association Aboriginal Section
Video available here.
Sponsored by:
10/16/12
Nathalie Chalifour, Law Professor, University of Ottawa
"Carbon Taxes to Address Climate Change - Are They Effective? Are they Fair?
Murray Fraser Hall, Room 2370
12:15 - 1:45 pm
Lunch provided by the Faculty of Law
Sponsored by:
11/08/12
Christopher Sands, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Topic: U.S.- Canadian relation
Murray Fraser Hall, Room 2370
12:15 - 1:45 pm
Lunch provided by: tba
Sponsored by: tba
Winter 2013
01/03/13
The Calgary Bar Association Chief Justice J. V. Milvain Visiting Chair in Advocacy
Visiting Chair in Advocacy
Speaker: Guy Pratte, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Topic: "The Advocate's Calling
Time: 5:00-6:00 pm followed by a reception sponsored by the Calgary Bar Association
Location: University of Calgary Downtown Campus, Event Centre room 119 (B & C)
Sponsored by:
01/15/2013
Speaker: Nancy Mannix, Chair & Patron of the Norlien Foundation
For more information about the Norlien Foundation please go to the following link: http://www.norlien.org/
Topic: tba
Time: 12:15-1:45 pm
Location: MFH 2370
02/2013
William A. Howard Lecture
Speaker: tba
Murray Fraser Hall, Room 2370
Lunch provided by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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03/12/2013
Film Screening and Discussion with Justice Guzman: “The Judge and General” by Elizabeth Farnsworth and Patricio Lanfranco
For details about the film see here.
Time: 12:15 – 1:45 PM
Location: MFH 2370
03/14/2013
Speaker: Justice Guzman
Topic: Justice Guzman will share his views and experiences about being the first judge to prosecute former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet on human rights violations.
Time: 12:15 – 1:45 PM
Location: MFH 2370
Winter 2012
01/05/12
"Advocacy - On being a voice for the disenfranchised"
Murray Fraser Hall, Room 2370
12:15 - 1:45 pm
Lunch provided by the Calgary Bar Association
Sponsored by:
02/09/12
William A. Howard Lecture
David William Scott, OC, QC
"Access to Justice in Contemporary Society", recorded and is now available here
Murray Fraser Hall, Room 2370
Lunch provided by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Sponsored by:
02/16/12
"Counter-Terrorism in Canada: 10 Years after 9/11"
Murray Fraser Hall, Room 2370
12:15 - 1:45 pm
Lunch provided by the CBA Criminal Justice (South) Section
Sponsored by:
03/22/12
Merv Leitch Q.C. Memorial Visiting Chair and Lecture
Joseph J. Arvary, QC
Arvary Finaly Barristers
Topic: "Is There a Constitutional Right to Die?"
Murray Fraser Hall, Room 2370
12:15 - 1:45 pm
Lunch provided by the Leitch Family
Supported by: The Leitch Family and colleagues
Fall 2011
09/20/11
Professor Eric Freyfogle, University of Illinois College of Law
"The Roles and Limits of Environmental Science"
Murray Fraser Hall, Room 2370
12:15 - 1:45 pm
Lunch provided by the Faculty of Law
Sponsored by:
11/03/11
Professor Stephen Pitel, The University of Western Ontario
"Revising Canada's Ethical Rules for Judges Returning to Practice"
Murray Fraser Hall, Room 2370
12:15 - 1:45 pm
Lunch provided by the Faculty of Law
Sponsored by:
11/17/11
Lt. Col. Darrel J. Vandeveld, U.S.A. Reserves
"The Failure of the Rule of Law at Guantanamo Bay", recorded and is available here.
Murray Fraser Hall, Room 2370
12:15 - 1: 45 pm
Lunch provided by CBA Criminal Justice (South) Section
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