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