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Judge Danny J. Boggs Circuit Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Louisville, Kentucky

Judge Boggs was born in Havana, Cuba, October 23, 1944. He grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and then attended Harvard College. He received his A.B. degree cum laude from Harvard in 1965, after twice winning the Coolidge Debate Prize and serving as President of the National Model General Assembly. He attended the University of Chicago Law School on a Mechem Scholarship, was elected to Law Review, and won the Hinton Moot Court competition. After receiving his Juris Doctor degree in 1968, and being elected to Order of the Coif, he taught at Law School for the 1968-69 academic year.

He then returned to Kentucky, where he served as Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Economic Security (1969-70), Legal Counsel to the Governor (1970-71) and Legislative Counsel to the Minority in the State House of Representatives (1972).

He was called to Washington, where he served as Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States (1973-75), Assistant to the Chairman of the Federal Power Commission (1975-77), and Deputy Minority Counsel to the United States Senate Energy Committee (1977-79). He then left government and entered private practice. He returned to serve as Assistant Director of the White House Office of Policy Development and Special Assistant to the President of the United States (1981-83), and Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (1983-86).

In 1986 he was appointed by the President to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Following his appointment to the bench, he led three missions under the auspices of the United States Department of State, teaching American jurisprudence at the judicial academy of the Soviet Union (May 1991), the Commonwealth of Independent States (October 1991), and Russia (June 1993). By appointment of the Chief Justice of the United States, he served on the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1992-94. From 1994 to 2000, he served on the Judicial Conference Committee on Automation, and chaired its Budget subcommittee. He served as chair of the Appellate Judges Conference of the American Bar Association 2001-02. Judge Boggs served as Chief Judge of the Sixth Circuit from 2003 to 2009. In 2008, he was appointed by the Chief Justice as a member of the Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States. ********** L’honorable Danny J. Boggs Juge de circuit Cour d’appel du sixième circuit des États-Unis Louisville, Kentucky

Né le 23 octobre 1944 à la Havane, Cuba, le juge Boggs grandit à Bowling Green, au Kentucky. Il étudie ensuite à Harvard où il obtient, en 1965, un baccalauréat ès arts avec distinction, remporte à deux reprises le prix Coolidge et préside la National Model General Assembly. Il obtient une bourse Mechem pour étudier à la Faculté de droit de l’Université de Chicago, il est élu au Law Review et remporte la compétition Hinton Moot Court. Il obtient son doctorat en jurisprudence en 1968, il est décoré de l’Ordre de la Coiffe et enseigne à la Faculté de droit durant l’année universitaire 1968-1969.

Il retourne par la suite au Kentucky où il est commissaire adjoint au Département de sécurité économique (1969- 1970), conseiller juridique du gouverneur (1970-1971) et conseiller législatif à la chambre des représentants (1972).

On le réclame à Washington où il agit en tant que procureur général adjoint des États-Unis (1973-1975), adjoint au président de la Commission fédérale de l’énergie (1975-1977), et conseiller juridique au Comité sénatorial de l’énergie (1977-1979). Il quitte par la suite un certain temps pour pratiquer dans le privé. Il retourne toutefois à la fonction Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court Education Seminar: The Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts

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publique en tant que directeur adjoint au bureau de développement des politiques et conseiller spécial du président (1981-1983) et secrétaire adjoint au Département de l’énergie (1983-1986).

En 1986, il est nommé président de la Cour d’appel du sixième circuit des États-Unis. Suite à sa nomination, il dirige trois missions sous l’égide du Département d’État, soit enseigner la jurisprudence américaine à l’académie judiciaire de l’Union soviétique (mai 1991), à la Communauté des États indépendants (octobre 1991) et en Russie (juin 1993). En tant que juge en chef des États-Unis, il siège au comité consultatif des règles de processus d’appel de la conférence de la magistrature des États-Unis de 1992 à 1994. De 1994 à 2000, il siège au comité sur l’automatisation et préside son sous-comité du processus budgétaire. Il est président de la conférence des juges des cours d’appel de l’American Bar Association de 2001-2002. Il est juge en chef du sixième circuit de 2003 à 2009. En 2008, le juge en chef le nomme au comité exécutif de la conférence de la magistrature des États-Unis.

Mr. Robert J. Frater

ROBERT FRATER is Senior General Counsel with the Department of Justice. He was called to the bar in in 1986, and is a past member of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut bars. He worked in the Toronto Prosecutions Section from 1986-1991 before moving to Ottawa. He is the author of Prosecutorial Misconduct (Canada Law Book, 2009), and co-author of Drug Offences in Canada, 3d ed. He has argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court of Canada and other appellate courts including, most recently AG Canada v. PHS Community Services (the “Insite” case) and the Securities Regulation Reference. He has lectured on a wide variety of topics, and taught a LLM. Course on prosecutorial ethics at the University of Auckland in the summer of 2010. ********** Me Robert J. Frater

ROBERT FRATER est avocat général principal au ministère de la Justice. Il est admis au Barreau de l’Ontario en 1986 et a, par le passé, été membre des barreaux des Territoires du Nord-Ouest et du Nunavut. Il a travaillé à la division des poursuites à Toronto de 1986 à 1991 avant de déménager à Ottawa. Il est l’auteur du livre Prosecutorial Misconduct (Canada Law Book, 2009) et coauteur du livre Drug Offences in Canada, 3e éd. Il a comparu devant la Cour suprême du Canada et d’autres tribunaux d’appel à maintes reprises où il a plaidé d’importantes causes dont, dernièrement, Canada (Procureur général) c. PHS Community Services (« Insite ») et le Renvoi relatif à la réglementation des valeurs mobilières. Il a donné de nombreuses conférences sur une vaste gamme de sujets et, à l’été 2010, il a enseigné un cours à la maîtrise sur la déontologie et les poursuites à l’Université d’Auckland. Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court Education Seminar: The Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts

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The Honourable Frank Iacobucci, C.C., Q.C.

The Honourable Frank Iacobucci has had a varied career in private practice, academia, government and the judiciary. He was born, raised and educated in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he received his B. Comm. and LL.B. from the University of British Columbia. He went on to receive his LL.M. and Dip. Int’l L. from Cambridge. He began his career in 1964 as a lawyer at a large New York firm, where he practiced corporate and securities law. In 1967, he joined the Faculty of Law, , and was a Professor of Law there until 1985. He also served as Vice-President, Internal Affairs at the University of Toronto from 1975 to 1979 and Dean of the Faculty of Law from 1979 to 1983. From 1983 to 1985, he was Vice-President and Provost of the University. In 1985, Mr. Iacobucci was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General for Canada; in 1988, Chief Justice of Federal Court of Canada; and in 1991, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

The Honourable Frank Iacobucci retired from the Supreme Court of Canada in June 2004 and served as interim President of the University of Toronto from September 2004 until June 2005. On July 1, 2005, he joined Tory LLP as Counsel and became Chairman of Torstar Corporation (to 2009). He currently serves as Chairman of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario, Conduct Review Advisor for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board of General Motors of Canada. He is also a member of the Ontario Law Commission. He has served as federal representative in the negotiations leading to a settlement of the India residential schools (IRS) legacy. In December 2006, he was appointed Commissioner to lead an inquiry into the conduct of Canadian officials regarding certain individuals. In April of 2008 as a special advisor to the Minister of Natural Resources for Ontario, he provided advice for a framework toward a long-term agreement between Grassy Narrows First Nation and the Province of Ontario dealing with forestry and related issues.

He has authored or co-authored numerous books, articles and commentaries on a variety of legal and other subjects and is the recipient of numerous awards and honours in Canada and abroad, including honorary degrees in Canada and Italy, and his election as an Honorary Fellow of St. John’s College, Cambridge. He was appointed a Companion in the Order of Canada in July, 2007, and in 2009 received the Justice Medal for lifetime achievement from the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice.

The Honourable Justice Susan Kenny

Justice Susan Kenny became a judge in 1997, when she was appointed to the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of the State of Victoria. She has been a judge of the Federal Court of Australia for almost 13 years.

Before becoming a judge, she was a member of the Australian Bar, specializing in constitutional and administrative law. As a barrister, she also undertook various other roles, including as part-time Commissioner of the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and President of the Administrative Review Council.

Today, besides being a judge, Justice Kenny is amongst other things, a part-time Commissioner of the Australian Law Reform Commission, a member of Council of the Australasian Institute for Judicial Administration, Chair of the Advisory Board for the Institute of Legal Studies, Australian Catholic University, Presidential Member of the Australian Administrative Tribunal, and a Board Member for the Centre for Constitutional and International Law, Australian National University.

Justice Susan Kenny is a graduate of the University of Melbourne where she studied history and law. She completed a doctoral thesis at Magdalen College, Oxford, in comparative constitutional law, and graduated D.Phil (Oxon) in 1989. ********** Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court Education Seminar: The Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts

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L’honorable juge Susan Kenny

L’honorable juge Susan Kenny est nommée juge à la Cour d’appel de la Cour suprême de l’État de Victoria en 1997. Elle est juge à la Cour fédérale de l’Australie depuis près de 13 ans.

Avant sa nomination, et en tant qu’avocate, elle est membre du Barreau de l’Australie, spécialisée en droit constitutionnel et administratif. Elle assume également divers rôles dont celui de commissaire à temps partiel de la Commission australienne des droits de l’homme et de l’égalité des chances et de présidente du Conseil de révision administrative.

En plus d’être juge, elle est commissaire à temps partiel de la Commission australienne de la réforme du droit, membre du conseil de l’Institut australasien de l’administration judiciaire, présidente du conseil consultatif de l’Institut des études juridiques, Université catholique de l’Australie, membre de la présidence du Tribunal administratif australien et membre du conseil d’administration du Centre du droit constitutionnel et international, Université nationale de l’Australie.

Madame la juge Susan Kenny est diplômée de l’Université de Melbourne où elle y étudie l’histoire et le droit. Elle rédige sa thèse de doctorat en droit constitutionnel comparatif au Collège Magdalen, Oxford, et obtient un D.Phil (Oxon) en 1989.

RAYNOLD LANGLOIS, c.r., Ad. E., CRIA, FACTL RAYNOLD LANGLOIS, Q.C., Ad. E., CIRC, FACTL

Fellow du American College of Trial Lawyers, Raynold Langlois est un avocat de litige et conseiller stratégique d’entreprises.

Raynold a représenté des gouvernements et des entreprises devant les organismes de réglementation tels que le CRTC, l’Office des transports du Canada et l’Office national de l’énergie. Il a également représenté des gouvernements et des entreprises devant les tribunaux judiciaires de première instance et d’appel, notamment devant les cours fédérales et la Cour suprême du Canada dans le cadre de litiges en droit constitutionnel, administratif et commercial. ********** A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Raynold Langlois is a litigator and strategic advisor to corporate clients.

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Board. He has also acted for governments and corporate clients in constitutional, administrative and commercial law matters before trial and appeal courts, including the Federal Courts and the Supreme Court of Canada.

The Honourable Justice Gilles Létourneau

The Honourable Mr. Justice Gilles Létourneau was born at St- Michel, Bellechasse County, Quebec. He was appointed Judge of the Federal Court of Appeal and the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada on May 13, 1992 and Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into the Deployment of Canadian Forces to Somalia on March 20, 1995. He had been appointed President of the Law Reform Commission of Canada on July 5, 2990 after having served as Vice-President for 5 years. He has a knowledge of public administration. Over fifteen years administrative experience and excellent knowledge and experience in legislation and in the field of law reform. He has participated in several major legislative reforms in Quebec, where he was Associate Secretary General, Legislation, of the Executive Council and Secretary of the Legislation Committee before joining the Commission. He also served for several years with the Quebec Departments of Justice and the Attorney General, and he was responsible for preparing and drafting ministerial policy.

Mr. Justice Létourneau was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1991. He has been a member of several board of directors of bodies connected with the administration of justice and the diffusion of legal information, in particular the Department of Justice, the Centre communautaire juridique de Québec, the Law Faculty of Laval University and the Société québécoise d’information juridique (SOQUIJ). He was active for eleven years in the professional training of young lawyers in Quebec, preparing and giving courses and acting as a member of the examiners’ bureau for admission to the legal profession. He has also been Vice-Dean, Director of Undergraduate Studies and a professor in the Law Faculty of Laval University. He has practised law in Quebec for five years.

Mr. Justice Létourneau holds a B.A. and a law degree from Laval University (LL.L.), both with distinction, and he also has a master’s degree in criminal law and criminology (LL.M.) from London School of Economics and Political Science in London and a doctorate (Ph.D.) in law and criminal procedure, also from that university. He is the author or co-author of over 100 texts, reports or articles connected with the law, legislation, the administration of justice and reform, including The Prerogative Writs in Canadian Criminal Law and Procedure published by Butterworths in 1976, Canadian Military Law Annotated, 2006, two editions of an Annotated Code of Penal Procedure published in 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2007 and 2009, the Final Report of Study Committee on Violence in Amateur Hockey in Quebec, the three-volume report of Reform of Death Certificates and the Institution of the Coroner and the five-volume report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Deployment of Canadian Forces to Somalia entitled: A Dishonored Legacy: The Lessons of the Somalia Affair. He was also the Quebec editor of the Canadian law report “Criminal Reports” between 1977 and 1985.

Professor David J. Mullan

David Mullan is a Professor Emeritus at Queen's University where he taught in the Faculty of Law from 1971 to 1973 and again, after four years at Dalhousie, from 1977 to 2003. At the time of his early retirement, he was the holder of the Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt Professorship in Constitutional and Administrative Law. From 2004 until 2008, David was the first Integrity Commissioner for the City of Toronto, and now is a consultant and researcher.

David has published many articles in the field of Administrative Law as well as prepared reports for various governments, agencies, and Law Commissions, including most recently a report for Correctional Service Canada on inmate grievance processes. He is the author of Administrative Law in the Essentials of Canadian Law Series (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2001) as well as one of the editors (along with Gus Van Harten and Gerald Heckman) of the sixth edition of Evans, Janisch, Mullan and Risk, Administrative Law: Cases, Text, and Materials, published by Emond Montgomery Publications in 2010. From 1983 to 1994, he was editor of the Administrative Law Reports and from 1998 to 2006 a Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court Education Seminar: The Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts

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part-time member of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. He is currently a member of the NAFTA Chapter 19 Canadian Panel and a part-time Vice-Chair of the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal. He is also a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars and workshops for members of courts, tribunals, and agencies. ********** Professeur David J. Mullan

David Mullan, professeur émérite à l’Université Queen's, enseigne à la Faculté de droit de 1971 à 1973 et, après un passage de quatre ans à l’Université Dalhousie, de 1977 à 2003. Au début de sa retraite, il occupe la chaire Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt en droit constitutionnel et administratif. De 2004 à 2008, il est nommé commissaire à l’intégrité pour la Ville de Toronto où il est maintenant consultant et chercheur.

M. Mullan a publié de nombreux articles dans le domaine du droit administratif et rédigé des rapports pour divers gouvernements, organismes et commissions de droit, notamment un récent rapport réalisé pour le Service correctionnel du Canada au sujet de la procédure de règlement des griefs des détenus. Il est l’auteur de Administrative Law de la collection Essentials of Canadian Law (Toronto : Irwin Law, 2001) ainsi que, avec Gus Van Harten et Gerald Heckman, de la sixième édition de Administrative Law: Cases, Text, and Materials, publications Emond Montgomery, 2010. De 1983 à 1994, il est à la barre des Administrative Law Reports et, de 1998 à 2006, membre à temps partiel du Tribunal des droits de la personne de l’Ontario. Il est actuellement membre du groupe canadien établi en vertu du chapitre XIX de l'ALENA ainsi que vice-président à temps partiel du Tribunal d'appel de la sécurité professionnelle et de l'assurance contre les accidents du travail de l'Ontario. M. Mullan est aussi souvent invité à titre de conférencier dans des colloques et des ateliers de formation juridique continue offerts aux membres de tribunaux et d'organismes.

Mr. John G. O’Connor

Mr. O’Connor is a member of the law firm Langlois Kronström Desjardins, which has offices in Montreal and Quebec City and he works out of both cities. Mr. O’Connor leads the transportation law group in the firm which covers all modes including air, marine and rail. Mr. O’Connor is the National Vice-President of the Canadian Maritime Law Association and has vast experience in ship purchase, chartering and operations as well as the sale, purchase and carriage of bulk cargoes. His presentation to the Federal Courts seminar will concern the future of Canadian maritime law. ********** Me John G. O’Connor

Me O’Connor est associé chez Langlois Kronström Desjardins. Le cabinet a des bureaux à Montréal et à Québec et Me O’Connor travaille à partir des deux centres. Me O’Connor dirige le groupe des transports, incluant aérien, ferroviaire et maritime. Me O’Connor est vice-président de l’Association canadienne du droit maritime et est particulièrement actif dans le domaine des ententes pour la vente ou l’affrètement des navires ainsi que la vente des produits en vrac. Lors de la conférence, Me O’Connor présentera aux Cours fédérales un survol de l’avenir du droit maritime canadien.

Ms. Judith Robinson

Judith Robinson is a partner in the Montréal intellectual property group of Norton Rose OR LLP, formerly known as Ogilvy Renault. She has been active in proceedings before the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal pertaining to the enforcement and validity of intellectual property rights, including litigation leading to trial as well as judicial review of related administrative decisions. In the pharmaceutical sector, Ms. Robinson has been involved in litigation related to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations since the introduction of this regime Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court Education Seminar: The Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts

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since 1993 and, more recently, the data protection legislation under the Food and Drugs Regulations. Ms. Robinson was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1991. She was Chair of the Montréal Intellectual Property Group from 2005 to 2011. ********** Me Judith Robinson

Judith Robinson est associée au sein du groupe Propriété intellectuelle du bureau du Montréal de Norton Rose OR S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l., antérieurement Ogilvy Renault. Mme Robinson est active dans les procédures intentées devant la Cour fédérale et la Cour d’appel relativement à l’application et à la validité des droits de propriété intellectuelle, y compris les litiges menant à un procès ainsi que la révision judiciaire de certaines décisions administratives. Dans le domaine pharmaceutique, Mme Robinson s’est occupée de litiges et de mandats stratégiques se rapportant au Règlement sur les médicaments brevetés (avis de conformité) depuis l’entrée en vigueur de ce régime en 1993, ainsi qu’à la législation subséquente sur la protection des données. Mme Robinson a été admise au barreau en 1991 et elle a été administratrice du groupe Propriété intellectuelle à notre bureau de Montréal de 2005 à 2011.

The Honourable Justice Robert J. Sharpe

Robert Sharpe has been a judge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario since 1999. After graduating with a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario in 1966 and an LL.B. from University of Toronto in 1970, he attended Oxford University where he graduated in 1974 with a D.Phil. Robert Sharpe was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1974 and practised with MacKinnon McTaggart (later McTaggart Potts) in the area of civil litigation. He taught at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto from 1976 to 1988 and served under Chief Justice Brian Dickson as Executive Legal Officer at the Supreme Court Canada from 1988 to 1990. Robert Sharpe was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto in 1990 and served in that capacity until his appointment as member of the Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) (now the Superior Court of Justice), in 1995. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1991, awarded the Ontario Bar Association Distinguished Service Award in 2005, elected a Senior Fellow of Massey College in 2006, and received the Mundell Medal for Distinguished Contribution to Law and Letters in 2008. He was appointed as a Visiting Professor, Oxford University, in 2011. In 2011, Robert Sharpe received honorary doctorates from the Law Society of Upper Canada and the University of Windsor.

Robert Sharpe has written several books including The Law of Habeas Corpus (3rd ed. 2011); The Last Day, the Last Hour: The Currie Libel Trial, (1988); Injunctions and Specific Performance (3rd ed. 2000); The Charter of Rights and Freedoms (with ) (4th ed. 2009), Brian Dickson: A Judge’s Journey (with Kent Roach) (2003); The Persons Case: The Origins and Legacy of the Fight for Legal Personhood (with Patricia McMahon) (2007); The Lazier Murder: Prince Edward County, 1884 (2011). Justice Sharpe has also published many scholarly articles. He is a frequent lecturer at academic conferences and professional development seminars. He was a member of the Advisory Panel to assist the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission regarding the judiciary (2002) and a member of the International Bar Association Rapid Response Missions to investigate threats to judicial independence in Russia (2005) and Pakistan (2007). ********** L’honorable juge Robert J. Sharpe

L’honorable Robert Sharpe est juge à la Cour d’appel de l’Ontario depuis 1999. Il reçoit un B.A. de l’Université Western Ontario en 1966 et un LL.B. de l’Université de Toronto en 1970, avant de parfaire ses études à l’Université Oxford où il décroche un D.Phil en 1974. Le juge Sharpe est admis au Barreau de l’Ontario en 1974 et pratique le droit civil chez MacKinnon McTaggart (plus tard McTaggart Potts). Il enseigne à la Faculté de droit de l’Université de Toronto de 1976 à 1988, puis agit en tant qu’adjoint exécutif juridique du juge en chef Brian Dickson à la Cour suprême du Canada de 1988 à 1990. Il est ensuite nommé doyen de la Faculté de droit de l’Université de Toronto en 1990, et conserve ce poste jusqu’à sa nomination, en 1995, à la Cour de justice de l’Ontario (Division générale) Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court Education Seminar: The Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts

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(aujourd’hui la Cour supérieure de justice). Toujours en 1991, il est élu membre de la Société royale du Canada. Il reçoit le Prix de reconnaissance pour services exceptionnels de l’Association du Barreau de l’Ontario en 2005, il est nommé agrégé supérieur de recherche au Collège Massey en 2006, il reçoit la médaille Mundell pour sa contribution distinguée au droit et aux lettres en 2008, il est professeur invité à l’Université Oxford en 2011 et, toujours en 2011, il se voit décerner deux doctorats honorifiques dont un du Barreau du Haut-Canada et un autre de l’Université de Windsor.

Le juge Sharpe est l’auteur de plusieurs ouvrages, notamment The Law of Habeas Corpus (3e éd. 2011); The Last Day, the Last Hour: The Currie Libel Trial, (1988); Injunctions and Specific Performance (3e éd. 2000); The Charter of Rights and Freedoms (avec Kent Roach) (4e éd. 2009), Brian Dickson: A Judge’s Journey (avec Kent Roach) (2003); The Persons Case: The Origins and Legacy of the Fight for Legal Personhood (avec Patricia McMahon) (2007); The Lazier Murder: Prince Edward County, 1884 (2011). Il signe également de nombreux articles savants. Il est un conférencier régulier lors de colloques universitaires et d’ateliers de formation professionnelle. Il siège au comité consultatif qui assiste la Commission d’examen de la constitution du Kenya relativement à l’appareil judiciaire (2002) et fait partie des missions d’intervention rapide de l’Association internationale du barreau chargées d’enquêter sur les menaces pesant sur l’indépendance judiciaire en Russie (2005) et au Pakistan (2007).

The Honourable Barry L. Strayer, O.C., Q.C.

B.A., LL.B. (University of Saskatchewan), B.C.L. (Oxford), S.J.D. (Doctor of Juridicial Science, Harvard).

Author of Judicial Review of Legislation (1968), revised as The Canadian Constitution and the Courts (2nd ed. 1983, 3rd ed. 1988), and author of numerous articles on Public Law. Professor of Law, University of Saskatchewan 1962-68; taught constitutional law course in Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa 1973-78.

Adviser to the Government of Saskatchewan 1960-61 and to the Government of Canada (1967-83) on constitutional reform and patriation of the constitution; one of federal counsel in the Newfoundland Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court in the Patriation References. Negotiated patriation arrangements with the United Kingdom.

Judge of the Federal Court, both Trial Division and Court of Appeal, 1983-2004; Chief Justice, Court Martial Appeal Court, 1994-2004.

Constitutional adviser to the Repulic of Seychelles (1979) and Government of Hong Kong (1989). Currently on an advisory committee of the Canadian Bar Association assisting the Nepal Bar Association to participate in writing a new constitution for Nepal.

Appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada, 2008.