Philippe Pinel Award
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Justice Minister Irwin Cotler
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Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, received
the prestigious Philippe Pinel Award this summer from the International
Academy of Law and Mental Health (IALMH)
in Paris.
Minister Cotler was recognized for his extraordinary career in the cause
of human rights and the protection of vulnerable persons around the world.
The IALMH
is founded on the belief that issues arising from the interaction of law
and mental health can best be addressed through multidisciplinary and
cross-national approaches, drawing on law, the health professions, the
social sciences and the humanities.
Claire L’Heureux-Dubé, retired justice of the Supreme Court
of Canada, was a previous Canadian winner.
Law School Essay Winner
A University of Toronto law student is the winner of the 2005 Department
of Justice/Canadian Bar Association National Law School Essay Contest.
Chris Essert’s winning essay, “Dignity and Membership,
Equality and Egalitarianism – Economic Rights and Section 15,”
explores the real or implied existence of what the author terms “economic
rights” under Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms.
Essert wrote the essay in third year for a course called “The
Section 15 Project.”
Founded in 2002 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the National Law School
Essay Competition is open to law school students across Canada.
Each year, students are asked to submit an essay on a pre-determined
topic. This year’s subject was the 20th anniversary of Section 15
of the Charter. Each participating law faculty is asked to nominate
a winning essay for competition at the national level, and a panel of
judges from the CBA
and the Department of Justice determines the national winner.
Mr. Essert received a trophy and gift certificates worth $500, and an
abstract of his essay will be published on the Department of Justice and
CBA Websites.
He is now articling at a Toronto law firm.
Judges for this year’s competition were Prof. John McEvoy of the
Faculty of Law at the University of New Brunswick, and Laurie Sargent
and Stephen Bindman from the Department of Justice Canada.
CONTRIBUTORS TO
THIS EDITION
Nicole Baer (Matrimonial
Matters) is an Ottawa writer specializing in health, justice
and social policy issues.
Don Butler (The Women Behind the Charter)
is a senior writer with the Ottawa Citizen.
Kirk Makin (Nunavut raises the Bar) is
the legal affairs reporter for the Globe and Mail.
Peter McKinnon (Squaring the Circle With At-Risk
Youth) is a writer and television producer with 20 years of
experience in television, radio and print journalism.
HOW TO CONTACT US
Debbie Schnubb
Editor, justice canada
Communications Branch
Department of Justice
East Memorial Building
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
E-mail: dschnubb@justice.gc.ca
Fax: 613-948-2983
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