Posts tagged Secret law
A new future for the special advocate? Jama to challenge the constitutionality of the Prevention of Terrorist Travel Act

In the second post in our student series, JD/MA student Gabriella Colavecchio unpacks the implications of an impending constitutional challenge to the use of secret evidence to deny a Canadian with alleged connections to Al Shabaab a passport under the Canadian Passport Order and the Prevention of Terrorist Travel Act.

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National Security Transparency: The Problem of Secret Law

Last week, Leah West addressed delegates at the 6th Open Government Partnership Global Summit hosted by Canada in Ottawa. She was asked to participate on a panel hosted by Public Safety Canada entitled: National Security Transparency: Expert Perspectives along with Wesley Wark, Christopher Parsons and Veronica Kitchen. The following is a copy of Leah’s remarks on the subject of “secret law.”

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