* Call for Papers, Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice, "Terrorism, Law, and Democracy: 10 Years after 9/11
Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice
2011 Annual Conference
October 13 & 14, 2011
Montreal, Quebec
Terrorism, Law and Democracy: 10 years after 9/11
About the Conference
The conference will focus on how Canadian law has changed with the threat of terrorism in the decade since 9/11. Many of these changes have been controversial, especially in the way in which they reconcile (or not) civil liberties and human rights with enhanced state power to combat terrorism. At the same time, the last decade has been one of several public inquiries, investigating the actual practice of anti-terrorism by Canada’s security services. Key questions arising from the 2011 conference include, at the broadest level, whether Canadian law has successfully preserved fundamental rights and values of substantive and procedural justice while at the same time contributing to anti-terrorism.
More specifically, the CIAJ 2011 conference will grapple with the practice and law of anti-terrorism, focusing on themes such as:
Anti-terrorism in Context
o Understanding the Threat Environment 10 years after 9/11
o The Challenge of Intelligence Collection and Sharing
o Overview of Recent Canadian and Comparative Legal Developments
Developments in Substantive Anti-Terrorism Law
o Developments in Canadian Criminal Law and Anti-terrorism
o Developments in Canadian Administrative Law and Anti-terrorism
Procedure and Accountability in Anti-terrorism Matters
o Due Process and the Adjudication of Terrorism Cases
o Oversight and Review of Security and Intelligence Agencies
Call for Papers
Panels on these themes will comprise judges, government and private practitioners and academics. By this call for papers, the CIAJ welcomes expressions of interest from academic participants. Expressions of interest should consist of a brief cover letter explaining the applicant’s research interest in the area, a curriculum vitae and an abstract of one page or less describing the paper the applicant proposes delivering. Successful applicants will deliver a fully analytical paper offering a perspective on one of the themes listed above, or a subset of it.
Papers will be submitted to a peer-reviewed process for possible publication in a volume produced by the CIAJ after the conference.
Deadlines
Expressions of interest: By Friday, October 29, 2010, via email to Christine.Robertson@ciaj-icaj.ca
Notice to successful candidates: By end of December 2010
Draft conference paper: By Friday, May 27, 2011
Final pre-conference paper: By Friday, September 9, 2011
Contact persons for further information: Christine Robertson, Christine.Robertson