RDO | OLR: Recent Episodes
RDO | OLR
From the Ottawa Law Review, a podcast series by law students about current legal issues. | Une série balado de la Revue de droit d'Ottawa, crée par les étudiants en droit à propos des enjeux juridiques.
In this episode, Associate Editor Emily Gerges interviews Professor Christelle Landheer-Cieslak about her article “The Act of Judging in the Secular Age: the Case of April in AC v Manitoba”, published in volume 51, issue 1 of the Ottawa Law Review. The article analyzes AC v Manitoba (Director of Child and Family Services), a Supreme Court decision concerning the rights of minors to refuse medical treatment. The polarized decision highlights several contemporary issues. Listen to the episode to hear Professor Landheer-Cieslak's perspective on the legal and social effects of this decision.
From “smart cities” to food delivery drones, a growing number of robots are entering our public spaces. How will the introduction of these robotic systems reshape the way we think about public versus private space? How will they impact privacy, accessibility, and the environment? How should the law respond? Associate Editors Ronald Cheung and Sean Cousins speak with robotics law Professor Kristen Thomasen about her Volume 51, Issue 2 article “Robots, Regulation, and the Changing Nature of Public Space.”
For this bilingual episode of the Ottawa Law Review podcast, we discuss immigration and refugee law in Canada and its recent developments.
For this bilingual episode of the Ottawa Law Review podcast, we discuss immigration and refugee law in Canada and its recent developments.
For this bilingual episode of the Ottawa Law Review podcast, we discuss immigration and refugee law in Canada and its recent developments.
For this bilingual episode of the Ottawa Law Review podcast, we discuss immigration and refugee law in Canada and its recent developments.
For this bilingual episode of the Ottawa Law Review podcast, we discuss immigration and refugee law in Canada and its’ recent developments. Omra Masstan discusses the 2020 Federal Court decision on the Safe Third Country... Read More
In this episode, a new logo, theme music, and a rigourous discussion of five cases to watch this fall at the Supreme Court of Canada. Dans cet épisode, un nouveau logo, thème musical et une... Read More
In this episode, we dive into Saskatchewan and Ontario’s constitutional challenge of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. Specifically, we discuss the legislative history of the Act; how it operates; and the arguments put forward by... Read More
In this episode, Megan Wallace and Joël Dubois from Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall discuss the highs and lows of cannabis legalization in Canada for citizens, industries, employers, employees and more! English Transcript Dans le 3e... Read More
Professors Backhouse and Crew from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law discuss their involvement in the Globe and Mail’s “Unfounded” series on why Canadian police dismiss 1 in 5 sexual assault claims. Other topics... Read More
In this first episode, guest speaker Professor Adam Dodek from the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law discusses constitutional law, Chief Justice McLachlin’s legacy, Canada 150 and Indigenous legal issues, legal ethics, and the challenges... Read More