Preface

• Author: Lina Truong - Jim Wu
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APPEAL VOLUME 21

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PREFACE

by Lina Truong & Jim Wu

Appeal: Review of Current Law and Law Reform is a st udent-led journal that publishes

exclusively student work. is yea r, we continue to feature a vast array of fas cinating

topics from students across Can ada. We introduce authors from the University of

Victoria, University of British Columbia, University of C algary, Dalhousie University,

Queen’s University, University of Toronto, and McGill University.

We begin with topics especial ly important to the west coast community, beginn ing with

an Aborigina l law paper that distils t he topic of restorative justice practices for Aborigin al

oenders. We feature environmental papers t hat address unique issues , including the

protection of Canada’s glaciers from climate c hange and the harnessi ng of tidal energy for

a sustainable fut ure. Our Charter articles involve the rig ht against unlawfu l searches and

seizures of computers, freedom of thoug ht and expression in the context of combatti ng

home-grown terrorism, Parliament’s possible use of the notwit hstanding claus e to

override the newly recogni zed right to strike, and t he approach to administrat ive law

decisions that invoke these Charter rights. Finally, we present an eth ics article on the

dilemmas law yers face in bala ncing their need to mainta in civility in the cou rtroom

while remainin g a zealous advocate.

Publishing Appeal is a team- eort and we than k the Faculty of Law at the University of

Victoria. is volume would not be possible without the const ant and continued support

of the many facult y members who share their insights and experience w ith our Editorial

Board. In part icular, we would like to extend our appreciation to Ted McDorman for his

steadfast support of Appeal. We also thank our st udent volunteers, many of whom are

rst-year students eager to contr ibute to the law school community.

Furthermore, we would like to ex tend our sincerest thank s to our external rev iewers

who donated time out of their busy schedule s in support of Appeal. eir exper tise and

professional opinions allow our aut hors and editors to create articu late, well-balanced,

and deeply analy zed articles th at reect timely legal is sues and the future of law reform

in Canada. App eal would not be possible without t heir contributions.

We also thank our patrons a nd sponsors, whose nancial support mak es Appeal possible.

eir ongoing support ensures t hat Appeal continues to be a home, both on line and in

print, for exceptional student work.

Finally, we thank our exc eptional authors for their hard work in the editing proc ess (even

in the course of world travel) to improve and enha nce their papers, and our outstanding

Editorial Board for t heir dedication in producing thi s volume. It has been our privilege

to serve as thi s year’s Editors-in-Chief.

is journal is t he product of nearly fty passionate contributors, students, and e xternal

reviewers; it is our joy and pride that we now pres ent Volume 21 of Appeal to you,

thereader.