The Canadian Association of Law Teachers (CALT) will be holding its annual conference
in the context of the 2002 LAW FORUM.

PROGRAM
CALT 2002 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
FACULTY OF LAW
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
FRIDAY, MAY 24 TO SUNDAY, MAY 26

Friday, May 24

Flavelle House
78 Queen's Park

8:00 - 9:00 Registration

The day will consist of four half-day plenary sessions open to the public, under the over-arching theme "Breaking Boundaries". The morning and afternoon sessions will each consist of two plenary sessions, dealing respectively with private law and public law topics.

9:00 - 12:00

Solarium Falconer Hall 84 Queen's Park Constitutional Boundaries - What's New Since ‘82? (Organized jointly with the CALT Constitutional Law Section) Come and join us for a conversation about the consequences of the Constitution Act, 1982, for Canadian constitutional politics. It has been twenty years since the Act took effect. What features of the constitutional landscape has the Act changed, and how? A group of thoughtful students of Canadian constitutionalism will kick off the discussion by offering their views. Chair: Andrew Petter, Acting Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria Martha Jackman, Vice-Dean and Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa (equality rights activism) Darlene Johnston, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto (aboriginal rights) Jean Leclair, Professor, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (federalism) David Schneiderman, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto (social and economic rights)

Flavelle Room Flavelle House 78 Queen's Park E-Commerce: Law in a World Without Borders? (Organized jointly with the CALT Intellectual Property and Informational Technology Section) Chair: Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario 1. E-Commerce and Issues in Contract Ian Kerr, Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law and Technology, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa Vincent Gautrais, Professor, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal Ejan Mackaay, Professor, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal 2. E-Commerce and Issues in Intellectual Property Michael Geist, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa Sam Trosow, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario Casey Chisick, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba; Adjunct Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School; Associate, Cassels, Brock and Blackwell, LLP

12:00 - 2:00

Lunch, sponsored by Carswell, held in the Glass Room of the Royal Ontario Museum.

Panel Discussion: "Breaking Boundaries - Legal Research and Writing, New Models/New Research Methods"

Speakers: Daniel Boyer, Wainright Law Librarian, Faculty of Law, McGill University
Annie Rochette, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia
Trish McMahon, Law Student, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto

2:00 - 5:00

Solarium Falconer Hall 84 Queen's Park Security Zone of the Americas: Eliminating Boundaries, Violating Human Rights? (Organized jointly with the CALT Administrative Law Section) Chair: Audrey Macklin, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto 1. Creating a Security Zone: European and Canadian Perspectives "The Shengen Experience", Olivier Delas, Sessional Lecturer and Doctoral Student, UQAM "Minding the Border, Securing the Nation", Sharryn Aiken, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University 2. Controlling personal identification in Canada "Boundaries Surrounding Self", Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario "CSIS Approach to Immigration Post September 11: A Practical Perspective", Ronald G. Atkey, Q.C., Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt 3. The Role of Administrative Justice in the Elasticity of Frontiers "The Knowledge and Skills of Members of the Immigration and Refugee Board", France Houle, Professor, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal "Making Refugee Decisions: The Selection, Training and Challenges of Refugee Decision-Makers", Peter Showler, President, Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa

Flavelle Room Flavelle House 78 Queen's Park Making or Breaking Trade Barriers? Prospects for the WTO after Doha (The End of the End of History) (Organized jointly with the CALT International Law Section) Chair: Richard Janda, Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University Ruth Buchanan, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia Guy Lachapelle, Professor, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal Denyse MacKenzie, Principal Counsel and Director General, Trade Law Bureau, Department of Justice and Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Robert Howse, Professor, University of Michigan Law School Armand de Mestral, Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University

5:00 - 6:00

Cocktail, sponsored by the Faculty of Law of the University of Toronto
Rowell Room, Flavelle House
Word of Welcome: Ron Daniels, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Aline Grenon, President, CALT

7:30

Informal Dinner Meeting for Junior Scholars (having less than five years of experience as full-time professors in a Canadian law school)
Acqua Restaurant & Bar, B.C.E. Place, 181 Bay Street, (NW corner of Bay & Front)
(416) 368-7171 - Reservation in the name of "CALT Junior Scholars Dinner"

Saturday, May 25

The three following sessions will all be held in the Bennet Lecture Hall, located in Flavelle House. Simultaneous translation will be provided

9:00 - 12:00		Law Forum 2002 September 11, 2001: The End of a Post-Modern Era? Will the events in New York and Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2001 signify a change in direction for current societies? Two established scholars, together with the following junior scholars, the latter chosen among those who had responded to a call for proposals, examine various scenarios. Chair: Beth Bilson, President, Council of Canadian Law Deans (CCLD); Dean, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan
9:00 - 9:45		First Panel "September 11, Legalities, and the Ethics of Response", Craig Scott, Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies), Osgoode Hall Law School "Finite Justice, Endurance of Freedom: Collateral Damages of September 11", Peter Leuprecht, Dean, Faculty of Law, McGill University
9:45 - 10:00		Break
10:00- 12:00		Second Panel "Justice as Victim", Rod Jensen, Doctoral Student, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia "Individuals' Right of Privacy in the Age of Terrorism", Firew H. Seyoum, LL.M. Student, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan "On Surfing the Shockwaves of September 11, 2001", David Wiseman, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor "Social and Economic Rights", Debra Parkes, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba "Exploring New Frontiers", Raja Battacharya, LL.M. Student, Institute of Air and Space Law, Faculty of Law, McGill University
12:00 - 1:30		Lunch, sponsored by the Canadian Council of Law Deans Rowell Room, Flavelle House
1:30 - 3:00		2002 Legal Dimensions Initiative What is a Crime? Why are some behaviours labelled as "criminal" while others are not? The following scholars, chosen among those who had responded to a call for proposals, attempt to answer this question. Chair: Nathalie Des Rosiers, President, Law Commission of Canada "What is Fraud?", Aaron Doyle, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of British Columbia "Crime, Copyright, and the Digital Age", Steven Penney, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick "Du mauvais plaisant au délinquant : réflexion sur la notion de « crime »", Pierre Rainville, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Université Laval Comments: Rhoda Bessner, Legal and Policy Consultant, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
3:00 - 3:15		Break
3:15 - 4:30		Law Commission of Canada Perspectives on Electoral Reform As part of its research on governance relationships, the Law Commission of Canada is undertaking an examination of the electoral system, in an attempt to better understand this component of Canada's political system and its effects on other aspects of governance. A growing number of people are concerned about the decreasing participation rates in elections and the increasing cynicism of Canadians toward their institutions. Is the current electoral system adequate or does it require amendments? Is the design of our current system best suited to political realities in this country? Does it facilitate participation in public life or impede it? What are the citizens' expectations of a voting system? Chair: Nathalie Des Rosiers, President, Law Commission of Canada "Electoral System Reform in Canada: Objectives, Advocacy and Implications for Governance", Dr. Leslie Seidle, Canadian Policy Research Networks "A Mandate of Equality - Pursuing a Feminist Policy Agenda Through Electoral Reform", Nancy Peckford, National Association of Women and the Law "The Consequences of Electoral Reform: Practical Considerations and Comparative Lessons", Dr. Ailsa Henderson, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto "Votes, Victories and Values: Probing the Issue of Electoral Reform in Canada", Steven Bittle, Law Commission of Canada
3:15 - 4:30		Future Trends in Canadian Undergraduate Legal Education - Law School LLP? (Informal CALT Session to discuss tuition fee increases in Canadian law schools) (Room A, Flavelle House) Facilitators : Aline Grenon, President, CALT; Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa Richard Janda, Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University
4:30 - 5:30		Special Meeting of the CALT Constitutional Law Section (Information Session Relating to the International Association of Constitutional Law) (Room A, Flavelle House) Patrice Garant, Professor, Faculty of Law, Université Laval Donna Greschner, Professor, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan Pierre Foucher, Professor, Faculty of Law, Université de Moncton
6:30		Banquet, sponsored by Torys at the Park Hyatt Hotel Speaker: "Breaking Boundaries? Legal Education in the U.S. and the World", Dale Whitman, President, American Association of Law Schools Presentation of Award for Academic Excellence to Professor Neil Brooks of Osgoode Hall Law School Presentation of Scholarly Paper Award to Professor Michael Geist of the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa

Sunday, May 26

9:30 - 12:00

Meeting of CALT Taxation Law Section (Room A, Flavelle House) Co-chairs: Kim Brooks, Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen's University Michelle Gallant, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba 1. Recent Research in Taxation Law 2. Sharing Tips on Teaching Tax

Plenary Session Canadian Postgraduate Legal Education in the 21st Century

To our knowledge, the question of postgraduate legal education has never before been the subject of exhaustive research or analysis in a Canadian legal forum. This plenary session, which seeks to redress that neglect, grows directly from a detailed survey of all LL.M. and LL.D. programs in Canada, which is currently being carried out by Professor DeLloyd Guth of the University of Manitoba.

The Sunday plenary session will be held in the Bennet Lecture Hall, located in Flavelle House. Simultaneous translation will be provided