The Arctic Series, Part I: The Arctic Rules

Emily Tsui, 3L, Volume 78 Senior Editor

Canada’s new Northern Policy commits to supporting international law relating to the Artic. But what are the international laws relating to the north? Senior Editor Emily Tsui examines the treaties and conventions that govern icy lands of the Artic region.

Unlike Antarctica, there is no single treaty that states can exclusively look to for governance of the Arctic region. Instead, there is a patchwork of legally and non-legally binding rules that govern Arctic states…

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City of Toronto v Ontario: The Gap in Constitutional Protection for Municipal Elections

Spence Colburn, 3L, Volume 78 Editor-in-Chief

The Ontario Court of Appeal narrowly upholds the reduction in Toronto city wards, but how might the Charter extend protections to municipalities more generally? Editor-in-Chief Spence Colburn considers whether cities are indeed a distressing “constitutional hole” in Canada’s democracy.

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