Preface

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Preface
TheLawSociet yoeredtherstSpe cialLect uresinasalegalrefr esher
courseforlawyersretur ningfrommil itaryservicei ntheSecondWorld
WarTheSpecialLect ureshavesincebecome aregular highlightin the
LawSocietysContinuingProfessionalDevelopmentcalendar
TheseSpecialLecture sCanadaatTheCharter and the Constitution
markaretur ntoadisc ussionofourConstitut ionwhichispart icularly
aptinthisan niversaryyearConstitutionall awwasthesubjectofSpecial
Lecturesin andinconjunctionwithadmini strativelawand
afreshlookatthisimportanttopicistimely
This yearsprogram brought together national and internat ional
expertstoshareideasandperspectivesonarangeofissuesinwhichthe
lawhasdevelopedqu itedramaticallyevensince Topicsincluded
developmentsin Indigenous and crimina llawpr ivacyhuman rights
andemploymentlawaswellascommentaryonconstitutionalcasesthat
helpedtoshapeCanadaasanation
Membersoftheprofessionsrecogn izetheSpecialLe cturesfortheir
qualityaswellastheirpracticalvalueThiswasoneofthebestaended
SpecialLectures int heLaw Societyshistoryno doubtdue tothe out
standingspeakersandthei mportanceoftheissues
Onbeh alfo ftheL awSoci etyIwould liket oexten dourapp reciat ionto
theSpecial Lectures chairs theHonourableHarr yLaFormethe Honour
ableJohnBLask inand JanetLeiperandto thespeakers fortheirw illing
nesstosharetheirexpert iseandfortheircontributionstoth ispublication
PaulBSchabas
TreasurerPresidentLawSocietyofUpperCanada

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