2022

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Administrative Law & Governance Colloquium 2022: Janina Boughey (The Automated State), Tuesday February 15 8.30pm

The next speaker in this year’s Administrative Law & Governance Colloquium on automation, digitization and artificial intelligence in public administration will be Janina Boughey from the University of New South Wales, discussing her edited collection, The Automated State, at the unusual time of 8.30pm eastern (morning the following day Down Under). You can register here […] Read more

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Comparative Administrative Law

The British Association of Comparative Law has kindly allowed me to post on the comparative law aspects of Understanding Administrative Law in the Common Law World. The post begins: I am happy to describe myself as a comparative lawyer. I studied law in my native Ireland, before doing an LLM in the United States and […] Read more

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Administrative Law & Governance Colloquium 2022 (Artificial Administration): Some Reading

This year’s Administrative Law & Governance Colloquium kicks off next week with Professor Catherine Sharkey of New York University. The Colloquium will be virtual and, of course, free of charge. You can register here. Professor Sharkey will be discussing the report she co-authored for the Administrative Conference of the United States on artificial intelligence in […] Read more

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Correctness Review, Quasi-Constitutional Questions and Human Rights: United Nurses of Alberta v Alberta Health Services, 2021 ABCA 194

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the application for leave to appeal in United Nurses of Alberta v Alberta Health Services, 2021 ABCA 194. As I was retained to act for AHS on the leave application, I considered it was inappropriate to comment on the decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal. With the […] Read more

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COVID-19 in Canada: the Legal Framework

I have posted “COVID-19 in Canada: the Legal Framework” to SSRN. This is a ‘country report’ prepared for the International Academy of Comparative Law. Here is the abstract: In the legal framework for Canada’s pandemic response, executive government has been the dominant actor. The responsibility of balancing public health and economic well-being in rapidly evolving […] Read more

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Reminder: Understanding Administrative Law in the Common Law World with Mary Liston & Jacob Weinrib: January 26, 11.30 EST

I am looking forward to discussing (and defending!) Understanding Administrative Law in the Common Law World on Wednesday, with Professors Liston and Weinrib. Register here. Professor Liston’s work on the rule of law is required reading for Canadian law students and her vast scholarship on the foundational principles of administrative law comes highly recommended. Professor […] Read more