“Not only do the essays comprise a unique and comprehensive record of Canada’s most significant contributions to the development of international law throughout Canadian history, they also provide valuable insight into what Canada’s future role in this field can — or should — be.”

Former Canadian ambassador to the UN, L. Yves Fortier, in the foreword to Reflections

Reflections on Canada's Past, Present and Future in International Law

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Read about the book, Reflections on Canada’s Past, Present and Future in International Law / Réflexions sur le passé, le présent et l’avenir du Canada en matière de droit international.

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Watch the editors — Oonagh E. Fitzgerald, Valerie Hughes and Mark Jewett — discuss why it is important to reflect on Canada’s past, present and future.

In Reflections on Canada’s Past, Present and Future in International Law / Réflexions sur le passé, le présent et l’avenir du Canada en matière de droit international, Canadians legal experts discuss where Canada stands as a middle power, how it has shaped the global rule of law and where we need to go to preserve and strengthen it. This conversation is especially relevant in a time when even the most powerful nations view international law as a threat to their own domestic agendas.

Reflections / Réflexions brings together unique and fresh perspectives — with each chapter written in the official language chosen by its author — on international human rights and humanitarian law, international economic law, treaty law, Indigenous law and IP law.

The book was launched in June 2018 in Ottawa following a high-profile CIGI-hosted public conference where influencers from government, academic and legal spheres participated in several lively panel discussions moderated by, among others, Global Affairs Canada’s Jonathan Fried, Globe and Mail national business correspondent Shawn McCarthy and CBC Indigenous reporter Jose Barrera.

Read about the book, Reflections on Canada’s Past, Present and Future in International Law / Réflexions sur le passé, le présent et l’avenir du Canada en matière de droit international. Watch the editors — Oonagh E. Fitzgerald, Valerie Hughes and Mark Jewett — discuss why it is important to reflect on Canada’s past, present and future.

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