Craig Forcese, University of Ottawa
Associate Professor
Law
Ottawa, Ontario
craig.forcese@uottawa.ca
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(613) 562-5800 ext. 2524
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Bio/Research
Craig is the author of National Security Law: Canadian Practice in International Perspective (Irwin Law, 2008), a treatise on national security law. (For regular updates of this book, see Craig's national security law blog.)
Craig's research and policy focus in other writings has inc...
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Bio/Research
Craig is the author of National Security Law: Canadian Practice in International Perspective (Irwin Law, 2008), a treatise on national security law. (For regular updates of this book, see Craig's national security law blog.)
Craig's research and policy focus in other writings has included a particular emphasis on anti-terrorism and human rights and on government national security secrecy law. He is co-edtior with Nicole LaViolette of The Human Rights of Anti-terrorism (Irwin Law, 2008), a collection of papers discussing the Ottawa Principles on Anti-terrorism and Human Rights. Craig has also written (and served as an expert witness at the Arar commission) on diplomatic protection of Canadian nationals overseas in the anti-terrorism context and authored articles on use of military force in anti-terrorism, and oversight and review of intelligence agencies.
Craig is co-author and co-editor, with John Currie and Valerie Oostervald, of International Law: Doctrine, Practice and Theory (Irwin Law, 2007), a hybrid introductory textbook/casebook in public international law. (For regular updates of this reference, see Public International Law Interactive.)
He has published law review articles on, among other things, state immunity, extraterritorial law and the regulation of transnational corporations, international trade law, diplomatic protection of aliens and international law and national security matters, including intelligence collection.
From 2010-2012, Craig was the president of the Canadian Council on International Law, Canada's chief non-profit organization devoted to the study and promotion of international law. He currently holds the office of immediate past president.
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Craig's research and policy focus in other writings has included a particular emphasis on anti-terrorism and human rights and on government national security secrecy law. He is co-edtior with Nicole LaViolette of The Human Rights of Anti-terrorism (Irwin Law, 2008), a collection of papers discussing the Ottawa Principles on Anti-terrorism and Human Rights. Craig has also written (and served as an expert witness at the Arar commission) on diplomatic protection of Canadian nationals overseas in the anti-terrorism context and authored articles on use of military force in anti-terrorism, and oversight and review of intelligence agencies.
Craig is co-author and co-editor, with John Currie and Valerie Oostervald, of International Law: Doctrine, Practice and Theory (Irwin Law, 2007), a hybrid introductory textbook/casebook in public international law. (For regular updates of this reference, see Public International Law Interactive.)
He has published law review articles on, among other things, state immunity, extraterritorial law and the regulation of transnational corporations, international trade law, diplomatic protection of aliens and international law and national security matters, including intelligence collection.
From 2010-2012, Craig was the president of the Canadian Council on International Law, Canada's chief non-profit organization devoted to the study and promotion of international law. He currently holds the office of immediate past president.
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