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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From The government’s spin, part one From: Sold Down the Yangtze View James Lorimer and Company	How did the Harper Government spin the FIPA? It would take another book to count all the ways. I discuss four examples in the next few chapters. The first example is the prime minister’s …	Gus Van Harten	11	2015	$1.10 Add
From The government’s spin, part three From: Sold Down the Yangtze View James Lorimer and Company	My last example of the government’s misleading responses to concerns about the FIPA comes from the legal challenge brought by the Hupacasath First Nation.	Gus Van Harten	11	2015	$1.10 Add
From The government’s spin, part two From: Sold Down the Yangtze View James Lorimer and Company	Despite the Conservatives’ efforts to limit debate, other politicians were able to use the process at the House of Commons trade committee, and elsewhere in Parliament, to put important …	Gus Van Harten	9	2015	$0.90 Add
From The Institutional Framework for National Security Law From: National Security Law View Irwin Law Inc.	Considers the institutional framework for national security law, which includes international dimensions with the United Nations and the International Court of Justice, as well as the Canadian …	Craig Forcese	59	2007	$5.90 Add
From The Institutional Framework in Times of Emergency From: National Security Law View Irwin Law Inc.	Discusses the institutional framework for national security in times of emergency, focusing on the impact of a state of emergency on the rule of law, emergency powers and international law, …	Craig Forcese	24	2007	$2.40 Add
From The International Bill of Human Rights From: International Human Rights Law View Irwin Law Inc.	Discusses the International Bill of Human Rights, which is comprised of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the …	Gibran van Ert; Mark Freeman	16	2004	$1.60 Add
From The International Constitution From: Constitutional Labour Rights in Canada View Irwin Law Inc.	Disccuses the international constitution, specifically considering the demise of dualism, the post-dualist trajectory of freedom of association and the importance of re-engaging international law.	Patrick Macklem	25	2012	$2.50 Add
From The International Context of Canadian Environmental Law From: Environmental Law, 5/e View Irwin Law Inc.	Considers the international context of Canadian environmental law, with specific focus on international environmental law and the role of international organizations and institutions in …	Jamie Benidickson	32	2019	$3.20 Add
From The Jurisdictional Status Quo in Canada and Internationally From: Law Beyond Borders View Irwin Law Inc.	Description and analysis of the current state of international law regarding the exercise of territorial jurisdiction and how that law is implemented into Canadian law and state practice.	Hugh M. Kindred; Robert J Currie; Steve Coughlan; Teresa Scassa	51	2014	$5.10 Add
From “The largest energy project in the entire world” From: Sold Down the Yangtze View James Lorimer and Company	Analyzes reports about why the Harper Government would support this plan tieing their support to the oil sands and finds the government seemed anxious for China to support Canada’s resource …	Gus Van Harten	12	2015	$1.20 Add
From The legal challenge to the FIPA, part one From: Sold Down the Yangtze View James Lorimer and Company	The public opposition to the China FIPA included thousands of people who took steps to support an effort by the Hupacasath First Nation, an aboriginal community on Vancouver Island in British …	Gus Van Harten	11	2015	$1.10 Add
From The legal challenge to the FIPA, part two From: Sold Down the Yangtze View James Lorimer and Company	Through focusing on the arguments of the government’s foreign investment expert, J. Christopher Thomas, and how the courts favoured his opinions Van Harten outlines how the legal challenge …	Gus Van Harten	10	2015	$1.00 Add
From The magical FIPA: attracting Chinese investment without any environmental impact! From: Sold Down the Yangtze View James Lorimer and Company	It is especially telling that the government, in its environmental assessment of the China FIPA, discounted entirely the possibility of environmental impacts of new Chinese investment in Canada. …	Gus Van Harten	9	2015	$0.90 Add
From The OECD’s War on Offshore Tax Evasion 1996-2014 From: International Tax Evasion in the Global Information Age View Irwin Law Inc.	Examination of the relationship between exchange of information mechanisms and the goals of international tax law in addressing the threat of tax havens and preferential tax regimes.	David Kerzner; David W. Chodikoff	45	2016	$4.50 Add
From The price tag for democracy From: Sold Down the Yangtze View James Lorimer and Company	Chinese investors can use the FIPA to challenge anything that a legislature or government or court in Canada does. They may not win, but the ability to sue in this way is a powerful tool by …	Gus Van Harten	7	2015	$0.70 Add
From International Recognition of Our Proprietary Rights From: The Reconciliation Manifesto View James Lorimer and Company	Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the economic interests of Indigenous people and Canada’s disregard for proprietary rights with emphasis on the forestry industry in British …	Arthur Manuel	6	2017	$0.60 Add