September 30, 2014

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Journal des étudiant-e-s
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Volume 36, no 2
30 septembre 2014 | September 30, 2014
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Nathan Cudicio
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Journal des étudiant-e-s
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Volume 36, no 2
30 septembre 2014 | September 30, 2014
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ÉDITO3
THE FALLIBILITY OF THE CANADIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
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THE LEARNING CURVE: SPEAK UP
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THE GIRL WHO WAS STUBBORN AT NOT SEEING
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LAW LIBRARY NEWS
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BEHIND THE SCENES (BTS): NANCY CZEMMEL
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TORTS AND TARTS/DÉLITS-CIEUX
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BTS: LYSANNE LAROSE & VICTORIA LEENDERS-CHENG
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SRIRACHA SCRAMBLER AND MYSTERY SOUP
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Election results
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6 NOVELS EVERY LAW STUDENT SHOULD READ
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APLAM WELCOME EVENT
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OVERHEARD AT THE FAC
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MCGILL LAW MEME 22
WORD SEARCH & SUDOKU
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Co-Editor in Chief
Ying
Cheng
And so we Beat on...
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall”
-- from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
While our glorious Montreal summer isn’t fading without a fight,
it is also a cold, hard fact that we’re entering into week five of
the semester. Up ahead, pumpkin spice lattes, stunning foliage,
and midterms of all shapes and sizes. If you haven’t taken your
textbook out of its wrapping yet, now would be a good time to
do the deed. And maybe download those summaries from Pub
Docs or hit up that friend of a friend who has already taken the
course. In the meantime, here are some thoughts and reflections
on things close to home and around the world.
Fill Your Belly
Our home away from home is being renovated. As a result, many
of us have been slinking into other faculties or Thomson House
to get a coffee fix or a quick bite. Beyond those commendable
options, if you want a solid sandwich that won’t break the bank,
check out Super Sandwich in the basement of the Cartier building, at the corner of Peel and Sherbrooke. This sandwich joint,
which is really more of a dépanneur, has long been McGill legend
and the subject of many blog posts, but seems to be much better
known over at the big campus. The lines are long but go by surprisingly quickly.
If you want to take it up a notch, just mosey on over to Café Castel on the other side of Peel and Sherbrooke for great food – of
the healthy and sinful sort, plenty of seating, and free wifi, all of
which make for a sunny and relatively quiet work space outside
of NCDH.
A gutted basement is a good a reason as any to find a new watering hole in this beautiful city.
Look Around
Halfway across the world in Hong Kong, or officially “Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China,”
pro-democracy protesters have taken to the streets to fight for
their right to elect the city’s chief executive, the top civil position, without Beijing’s intervention. Perhaps you have friends at
Hong Kong University or City University or another school in the
area doing a study abroad this semester or working in the city.
From friends and through reading the news, I hear stories about
tear gas in crowds, students boycotting classes, the rumor of
Beijing military intervention, and people offering facemasks and
water, and support to the protesters. As of Monday morning,
students at Hong Kong University have essentially been stuck
on campus, blocked in by massive crowds and riot police. It is
unclear in this early stage whether the stand-off is a fiery spark
of unrest that will fizzle or a sea-change in the city’s rich history
since the British handover or transfer of sovereignty in 1997.
On the entertainment front, former perennial bachelor, George
Clooney, and human rights lawyer extraordinaire, Amal Alamuddin, tied the knot this weekend. Alamuddin is a London-based
barrister specializing in criminal law, human rights, and international law (all buzzwords in our humble faculty, says your co-editor-in-chief, tongue-in-cheek). But in all seriousness, her work at
various U.N. organs and in commissions prosecuting war crimes
and campaigning to prevent sexual violence against children in
conflict states does not seem to stray too far from this faculty’s
ethos. Who says ya can’t practice international law?
Clear Your Mind
Parc Mont-Royal. It’s over there, up the hill. Walk it. Run it. Just
do it, as a famous, branded checkmark suggests. It’s sublime
and calming around this time with vivid foliage that would light
up your Instagram through any filter, even the dreary Inkwell or
Willow. And those class readings that seem to be copulating and
growing exponentially will still be here when you get back.
Legend has it that Mont-Royal is a dormant volcano, although
Wikipedia is skeptical about this. What is certain, however, is
that the park shares a common heritage with New York’s Central
Park, both having been designed by Frederick Law Olmstead. The
main trail up to the Kondiaronk Belvedere is called the Olmstead
trail. Check it out and bring a copy of the Quid.
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In this issue, our Quid staff writers and contributors offer analysis, advice, opinions, funnies, a wee bit of gossip, and much
more. So go ahead and procrastinate for a few minutes. And hey,
it’s only week five.
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Co-Directors
Innocence
McGill
THE FALLIBILITY OF THE CANADIAN
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
BY: PATRICK MARTIN-MÉNARD & AMANDA GHAHREMANI
On Thursday, October 2nd, the Association in Defence of the
Wrongfully Convicted (AIDWYC), in partnership with Innocence
McGill, Criminal Law McGill and Women and the Criminal Law,
will host a coffeehouse to mark the first International Wrongful
Conviction Day.
A few high-profile victims of wrongful convictions such as David
Milgaard, Donald Marshall Jr. or Réjean Hinsehave become
household names in criminal law circles. These cases are neither
isolated nor unique. They are some of the many cases illustrating that our justice system is far from infallible.
Why wrongful convictions happen
“When an innocent person is found guilty of a criminal offence,
there has clearly been a miscarriage of justice,” states the Federal Department of Justice’s annual report on Ministerial Review
of Miscarriages of Justice. Wrongful convictions can happen
for a number of reasons, including mistaken identification by
witness, false testimonies, false confessions by suspect or key
evidence not presented at trial.
David Milgaard, for instance, spent 23 years in prison for a murder and rape he did not commit, before being exonerated after
several witnesses recanted their testimonies. Donald Marshall
Jr. was wrongfully convicted of murder and served 11 years in
prison when the Crown failed to provide full disclosure of evidence it had in its possession that could have proven Marshall’s
innocence (this case led to changes in the criminal law rules of
evidence regarding disclosure).
The battle to get a wrongful conviction overturned can be long
and frustrating. Réjean Hinse spent 5 years in prison in Quebec
from 1964 to 1969 over a wrongful conviction for aggravated
robbery. He then spent the next 33 years trying to clear his
name, being constantly tossed from one authority to the other
in what he described as a “ping pong of blame between the
province and the feds”. In 1989, the Quebec Police Commission
opened a case and concluded that Hinse was the victim of a botched police investigation. In 1991, the Quebec Court of Appeal
overturned the guilty verdict rendered 27 years earlier, and in
1997 the Supreme Court of Canada finally acquitted him of the
crime. Hinse’s battle for compensation for the prejudice he suffered, however, was just starting. In 2011, the Quebec Superior
Court sentenced the Attorney General of Canada to pay $5.8 million in damages to Hinse; this decision was however overturned
by the Court of Appeal in 2013. Finally, last March, the Supreme
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Court has accepted to hear Hinse’s appeal of that decision. The
case is still pending, and Hinse is now 76 years old.
Ministerial review under Section 696.1 of the Criminal Code
In 2002, sections 696.1 to 696.6 of the Criminal Code of Canada
were adopted to set out the law and procedures governing
applications for ministerial review cases of miscarriage of justice.
Under these sections, the Minister of Justice has the power to
order a new trial or appeal if the Minister is satisfied that there
is a reasonable basis that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred.
According to s. 696.4, the Minister must make this determination
by taking in account all the matters that the Minister consider
relevant, including “(a) whether the application is supported
by new matters of significance that were not considered by the
courts or previously considered by the Minister in an application
in relation to the same conviction or finding (…), (b) the relevance
and reliability of information that is presented in connection with
the application, and (c) the fact that an application under this
Part is not intended to serve as a further appeal and any remedy
available on such an application is an extraordinary remedy.”
The work of the Innocence McGill team
The burden required for ministerial review to be granted is very
high, but sections 696.1 to 696.6 of the Criminal Code set a
clearer framework around which to work to this end. The core
of the work done by Innocence McGill is to help individuals who
claim that they have been the victims of wrongful convictions
to research and investigate their claims. If our initial screening
is positive, our lawyer supervisor or another Barreau member
referred by him will take on the case, and will, with our support,
file an application for ministerial review under section 696.1. Our
ultimate goal is to help secure the freedom of individuals who
are factually innocent of serious crimes for which they continue
to serve sentences in Quebec prisons.
If you want to find out more about wrongful convictions or about
the work of Innocence McGill, please come to the Wrongful
Conviction Day coffeehouse at the Atrium on Thursday,
October 2nd, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. We will also hold a screening of the documentary film West of Memphis, documenting
the wrongful conviction case of three teenagers out of Memphis,
Tennesse. The screening will take place on Friday, October 3rd,
from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, in the Moot Court.
The 2014 Raoul Wallenberg Lectureship presents
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November 12, 2014
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Law IV
THE LEARNING CURVE
ALLISON
RENDER
SPEAK UP
This is a weekly column about law school and learning. The best advice is to do what works
best for you – but hopefully this column can help you figure out what that might be.
Your class has just finished an overview of a case. The professor
asks if anyone has any comments. Silence.
You fidget in your seat. There was something in the case that
bothered you. But you’re not sure about it. You could be wrong.
You haven’t fully worked through the idea yet.
Suddenly another student raises their hand, confidently articulating their perspective. The same student who answered the last
two questions from the professor.
McGill students are fortunate that many of our professors encourage discussion and are open to diverse points of view. However,
the fact is that the first-year curriculum is dense and confusing.
First-years may feel like outsiders to legal reasoning, not qualified
to comment. Regardless of any past controversies about “brutalization”, law school is a process of socialization that teaches
us to think in certain ways.2 Upper-years may speak more often
because they have become “insiders” who understand the accepted ways of reading the law and formulating arguments.
However, your outsider’s reaction to the law is valuable. Though
The professor scans the classroom for other hands; finding none, your opinions may be less “legal”, though you may lack a full
they move on.
understanding of the law, you can see the deficiencies of the
system that may, with more study, become obscured. Learning to
This is a common scenario in first-year classes – and a common
think like a lawyer is a valuable skill – it’s the focus of your educaregret among upper-years, including me. I didn’t realize that the tion here - but some upper-years feel they can no longer think in
person who spoke up wasn’t any smarter or better prepared than any other way!
me. They were just more confident.
Class discussion is also a way of applying the skills you already
But staying quiet has its costs. It limits your interaction with the have, developing your new legal skills, and receiving feedback on
professor, and makes the classroom less dynamic. It is also part of your progress. Professors can try to shape the classroom dynaa systemic problem in university classrooms. Columbia Universi- mic, but students are the ones who determine whether those
ty’s report, Gender Issues in the College Classroom,1 summarizes efforts are successful. That’s why I encourage all of you to break
the silence in your classes. Here are some helpful things to keep
research on the issue: male students speak more often in class
discussions; when female students do speak, they tend to make in mind:
shorter statements and are more frequently interrupted; female
students tend to not be as quick to raise their hands. This ob- In many first-year classes there is a lot of material to
get through. This means the professor may move on quite
viously varies between students and classrooms, and can affect
abruptly from a comment. It doesn’t necessarily mean they
men as well. However, if class discussion tends to be dominated
disliked what you said.
by the most confident students – regardless of background - it
- Don’t be afraid to ask questions if you don’t understand.
will likely leave out important points of view.
Professors want to know if there are problems. Learning is a
two-way street. As one professor told me, the students who
Professors play a role in creating a welcoming environment for
speak up tend to be the most confident about the material.
discussion. Several members of the Feminist Collective have prepared a guide to non-sexist teaching which will soon be distribuThis can leave the professor with the wrong impression
ted in the Faculty. Some helpful suggestions in the guide, which
about the class’ progress.
could help all students and not just women, include waiting a
- Don’t be afraid to share half-formed ideas. Class discusfew seconds rather than calling on the first person to raise their
sion is a testing ground, not a thesis defence.
hands, providing feedback and encouragement to all students,
- Welcome follow-up questions from a professor. It
and holding small group discussions.
doesn’t mean they think you are wrong, or stupid. They just
want to see how far you can take the argument, or to help
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you develop it. “I don’t know” is an acceptable answer to a
follow-up question.
- “It doesn’t make sense” is often a valid opinion, if you
can support it. Many areas of the law are full of contradictions, redundancies, unnecessarily complicated tests, false
or outdated assumptions, bad translations, and strained
majorities.
- You may disagree with another student, or your professor. Chances are your professor knows more about the topic
than you, but debating the issue is still a useful exercise.
- Help your fellow students by being supportive and
respectful. You don’t have to agree with them, but take their
comments seriously. If you disagree, focus on their arguments, not on them personally. This may seem obvious, but
don’t groan or roll your eyes when someone speaks – I’ve
seen it happen and few actions do more to pollute the learning environment.
What do you do with all those ideas once you’ve shared them?
Write them down, of course! Next week’s column will be about
preparing summaries.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/tat/pdfs/gender.pdf
For more on this point, see Duncan Kennedy, “Legal Education
as Training for Hierarchy” in D. Kairys, ed. The Politics of Law 3d
ed (New York: Basic Books, 1998) 54, available online at duncankennedy.net/legal_education/essays.html; Dean Spade, “For
Those Considering Law School” available at http://www.deanspade.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/For-Those-ConsideringLaw-School-Nov-2010.pdf.
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Co-Editor in Chief
Nathan
Cudicio
THE GIRL WHO WAS STUBBORN AT NOT
SEEING
In a big big world, this girl was now leaving. De la terre, tout
autour d’elle, se dressaient des monuments du savoir, véritables
joyaux de la race humaine; si hauts que toute perspective les déformait et ils semblaient se rejoindre, les uns aux autres, à l’orée
du ciel, à l’endroit où se rencontre la cime des baobabs. Très peu
de ciel bleu arrivait à percer ce presque dôme de blocs et d’acier.
Mais cela ne faisait rien, la demoiselle s’entêtait dans sa cécité.
In a big big world, she is leaving. And struck by reality, she nearly
let her heart stumble. Ayant mordu la poussière, elle crut avoir
appris sa leçon, se redressa, dépoussiéra son coeur, voulut apercevoir la bleuité du ciel. Sa chute avait soulevé toute sorte de
craintes enterrées. La voilà, dépouillée de toute aspiration parce
que étranglée par ses angoisses, errant, suffocant, emmitouflée
dans un nuage mat.
In a big big world, this girl was now leaving. She used to walk, her J’ai recroisé la demoiselle qui semble finalement avoir trouvé son
heart in her hand, free as the wind whistling between those buil- coin de ciel. Comment en est-elle venue à constater la frivolité de
dings. Her path used to lie somewhere but rarely did she venture son nuage? Il faudra le lui demander…
there as her mind would rather run towards unknown gateways.
La prochaine édition tente de rassembler des textes à caractère littéraire,
nouvelles et poèmes. Find those treasures hiding in your computer and
send them before Thursday at 5pm!
The Co-Editors-in-Chief
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Call for Submissions
Nous vous invitons à écrire ou créer quelque
chose d'original sur les femmes et le droit.
Please let us know if you would like to contribute
by October 24th, along with a possible topic.
Toutes formes d’expressions sont les bienvenues.
Submissions will be due by November 28th.
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Librarian
Svetlana
Kochkina
LAW LIBRARY NEWS
Petite bibliographie des sources électroniques pour l’histoire du
droit récemment trouvées :
droit (Législation, Doctrine, Coutumiers, Recueils d’arrêts,
Dictionnaires, Encyclopédies et Lexicographies).
1. Bibliographie d’histoire du droit en langue française: http://
clhd.univ-nancy2.fr/
7. Essentiels du droit français: http://gallica.bnf.fr/html/livres/
essentiels-du-droit
Cette bibliographie est proposée par le Centre lorrain d’histoire
du droit (C.L.H.D.) de l’Université de Nancy 2.
Les Essentiels du droit donnent accès à une sélection de titres
fondamentaux numérisés à partir des collections patrimoniales
de la BnF et consultables dans Gallica. Le corpus est structuré par
type de sources du droit correspondant aux axes de la politique
documentaire de numérisation en sciences juridiques de la BnF :
sources constitutionnelles, sources législatives et réglementaires,
jurisprudence, doctrine, sources du droit coutumier et du droit
local.
2. Portail numérique en histoire du droit: http://www.histoiredudroit.fr/index.html
Ce portail se propose de rassembler et de mettre à la disposition
des chercheurs et enseignants en Histoire du droit toutes les
informations pratiques, liens utiles et ressources électroniques
diverses destinés à faciliter leur travail de recherche et d’enseignement, et d’assurer, autant que possible, la publicité des
événements qui s’inscrivent dans le cadre de cette discipline.
3. Jus Politicum: http://www.juspoliticum.com/?lang=en
Une revue et une encyclopédie électronique consacrée au droit
politique. Ce site se propose d’être un lieu de dialogue entre
juristes, philosophes, historiens et politistes, ainsi qu’un point
de rencontre entre cultures nationales, comme en témoigne la
diversité de ses organes éditoriaux, ainsi que les trois langues de
travail de la revue (français, anglais et allemand).
4. Clio@Thémis: http://www.cliothemis.com/
Fondée à l’initiative de plusieurs chercheurs au Centre National
de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), associant des enseignantschercheurs des universités, cette revue souhaite contribuer au
développement des débats et échanges scientifiques sur l’histoire du droit.
5. Nomôdos: http://nomodos.blogspot.ca/p/qui-estwhos-nomodos.html
Le blog d’actualités de Clio@Thémis, e-revue d’histoire du droit
6. Le portail Fontes Historiae Iuris: http://fontes-historiae-iuris.
univ-lille2.fr/:
- inventaires et analyses d’archives des cours de justice
françaises et européennes d’Ancien Régime
- ouvrages numérisés en histoire du droit et de la justice.
Les ouvrages sont classés selon la typologie des sources du
8. Gallica: http://gallica.bnf.fr/
La bibliothèque numérique de la Bibliothèque nationale de
France. En libre accès, elle regroupe des livres numérisés, des
cartulaires, des revues, des photos et une collection d’enluminures.
9. HathiTrust: http://www.hathitrust.org/
HathiTrust is a partnership of academic and research institutions,
offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries
around the world.
Dictionnaires de droit privé en ligne:
Depuis les années 1980, le Centre Paul-André Crépeau de droit
privé et comparé a publié les dictionnaires de la terminologie du
droit privé québécois issus du projet de recherche Dictionnaires
de droit privé et lexiques bilingues.
Ces dictionnaires sont des outils de référence uniques et essentiels pour l’ensemble des juristes québécois, pour les traducteurs
juridiques, et pour les juristes travaillant en droit comparé. En
exprimant le droit privé dans les langues anglaise et française,
les Dictionnaires de droit privé / Private Law Dictionaries sont
des outils de connaissance originaux qui tiennent compte du fait
que le droit privé québécois évolue dans un cadre linguistique et
juridique unique au monde.
Ils constituent les seuls ouvrages de terminologie juridique pouvant prétendre refléter la spécificité bilingue et bijuridique de la
culture juridique québécoise.
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À présent, le Centre offre sur le site web trois dictionnaires en ac- Law Library blog, Facebook & Twitter
cès gratuit : le Dictionnaire de droit privé (2ème éd.), le Diction- The Law Library is on social media:
naire de droit privé des obligations ainsi que Le dictionnaire de
- Read Law Library’s blog http://blogs.library.mcgill.ca/
droit privé de la famille, dans leurs versions française et anglaise.
lawlibrary/
Dans les projets du Centre est de rajouter au site Le Dictionnaire
- Like our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/
de droit privé – Les Biens qui est paru en format papier en 2012
NahumGelberLaw.Library
et la deuxième édition du Dictionnaire de droit privé de la famille
- Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/McGillLawLiqui paraitra bientôt.
brar
Le lien vers les dictionnaires peut être trouvé ici : Subject guides /
Law / Reference http://www.mcgill.ca/library/find/subjects/law/
reference
In-House Diva
Behind the Scenes:
Lifting the New Chancellor Veil
CHARLIE
FELDMAN
For this new Quid feature, we sit down with folks behind the scenes here at the Faculty. For many
of us, these people are just names at the bottom of an e-mail we’re quick to delete, but the Quid intrepid newspaper that we are - digs deep to bring you the full story… or, well, our take on it!
Who: Nancy Czemmel
What: Student Affairs Office, Faculty of Law
Where: 4th Floor, NCDH
When: When I sat down with the Queen of the SAO? Last Thursday.
Why: Because I wanted to ask “What’s the worst excuse a
student has given when asking for an extension on an assignment?”
The Quid was surprised to learn that the SAO is more than just
where you go to turn in assignments at the last minute. Then
again, the Quid doesn’t really turn in assignments and has no
idea what’s going on generally. That’s why we were so happy to
meet with Nancy - cause if you’re like the Quid and need some
guidance, the SAO is there to help!
Quid: What should students know about the SAO other than that
it’s where they run, sweat-drenched from the Peel St Mountain,
to get that 3:59pm assignment time stamp?
Nancy (N): We do a lot more than just assignments - I don’t
think students realize it, but we take care of exams, course scheduling, graduation and degree audits, course prizes ... acting as
liaison for the New York and Quebec Bars … we’re in the background that you don’t see, so when you show up to an exam and
there’s an invigilator and books - it’s all done by the people here.
They really are the unsung heroes -- they’re a good bunch.
Quid: How big is the team and what is your role?
I manage the Student Affairs and the Graduate Programs Office
- my role is to oversee and administer anything involved from re-
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gistration to graduation.
The team at the SAO
includes two student
advisers and three
student coordinators;
the Graduate Programs
Office includes a student
coordinator and a senior
coordinator. We’re also
involved in the wellness
program.
Nancy explains the roles
of the Student Advisers:
Vanessa who works with
1Ls and 2Ls, and Giosi
who works with the
upper-years, “Either can
see any student - and
can advise on minors
and majors, clerkships
-- questions like “I have
to graduate by X, what can I do?” -- students should come take
advantage». The SAO is also hoping to launch peer-to-peer support in the Winter, training students who then can help others
with questions about McGill and the Faculty.
Quid: What is the biggest misconception students have about
the SAO?
N: That we always say no.
Quid: That’s NOT true?!?!?
N: It’s not. We’re pretty flexible within the rules and regulations
of the Faculty - but on the whole I think we’re pretty supportive
of the students and faculty as a whole. We really are here to
support your success - we’re not here to stop you from taking
that course you want or to prevent you from graduating on time.
Sometimes, we’ll have to say no - but nobody here wants to say
no. We work within the rules we have, but always make sure we
keep the integrity of the degree and the program, while at the
same time remaining transparent.
N: Well, I would say “When in doubt, throw it out!” I get a lot of
requests due to gastro and food poisoning - and this is not just
law students. I’ve have had to deal with thousands of students
who’ve have gastro - of course, it’s fine when they have medical
notes.
Quid: Speaking of food, if one were to… say…. bring something in
for the SAO…. not related to an assignment or anything, just.. you
know… you have my extension request and there just happens to
be brownies on your desk the next morning...
N: *laughs* Normally students bake us things after the fact. But,
uhh, I guess *still laughing* if you bribe us, it has to be for the
group as a whole. We can’t accept individual gifts.
This year marks Nancy’s 25th at McGill, having completed stints in Quid: So, lets see… that’s… seven people to bake for? Any prefeEngineering, Medicine, and here at the Faculty of Law. She can’t rences?
say enough nice things about the team with which she works and N: Cookies!
the Associate Deans she has served (four of them) since arriving Quid: Okay, so I’m bringing in chocolate? Macadamia nuts?
at the Faculty in 2006.
N: We’ll take anything, pretty much. *laughs* We’re big on baked
goods - and if they can be gluten free, the better.
Quid: How do law students compare with these other Faculties? Quid: You know if people see this they’re going to think there’s
N: You’re very intelligent, smart people, very focused. Most of
some kind of corruption and collusion going on
you know what you want at the end of the line, and you can
N: Well, this is Montreal!! [The Quid appreciates any Charbonbe challenging at times - which is not a bad thing, it allows for
neau Commission shout-out]
dialogue, conversation, and feedback. As our Associate Dean says
- we’re not perfect, we’re human, and we welcome feedback to
Nancy, it should be noted, is born-and-raised in Montreal, and is
help us do things better.
a huge Habs fan, with tickets to the October 18th game against
Quid: Do law students like to argue?
the Avalanche. When asked if a student has ever used hockey as
N: Yes! I will often get, “You know, I am studying to be a lawyer,” an excuse for extension, she’s quick to say no, but suggests that
or even “I am a lawyer” - and that doesn’t really go so well. As
maybe her passion might lead her to also refer the matter to
I say “That’s fine - but this isn’t an opportunity to practice your
ensure objectivity.
negotiation skills…”
[Quid note: Some of y’all do that? Really? Cause it’s not like eve- And with that, the Quid feels we’ve gotten to know Nancy and
ryone here is in the same boat? Okay…]
the SAO better. We’ll save the answers to our more spicy quesQuid: Would you hire a McGill law grad as counsel?
tions “Whose demands are more unreasonable - the students
N: *laughs* Well, I have worked in engineering, medicine, and
or the profs?” and “Have there been any ‘affairs’ at the Student
now in law, so jokingly I will say that there are are some bridges I Affairs Office?” for another installment. But for the Quid’s concluwon’t drive over, some doctors I wouldn’t see and some lawyers I sion: Stop by the SAO - they’re so much nicer than you know!
wouldn’t hire.
Quid: Do you have a list of worst excuses students have provided
when asking for an extension?
N: I don’t have a Top 5, but some stick out to me. One was when
I needed documentation and a student offered up a piece of a
canoe to say he had been stuck in the woods for days -- we certainly discussed that one extensively within the SAO.
Nancy explains that these types of decisions are not done by one
person, “It’s a team - we refer back and forth and discuss … it’s a
group effort”, a point illustrated when discussing a student whose
reason for seeking an extension included a deceased dog. Very
much a dog person - dog mugs and portraits decorate her office she referred the matter to the Associate Dean to ensure objectivity in the decision-making process. As a side note (and because
you know the Quid is curious), Nancy’s dog, Coco, is an 8-year old
chocolate labrador who has no eyes, owing to glaucoma contracted when she was five.
Quid: Do you have any advice for law students from behind the
scenes?
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Law II
LINDSAY
LITTLE &
EMMA LOIGNONgIROUX
TORTS AND TARTS/DÉLITS-CIEUX
Bienvenue à la saison 2014-2015 de Délits-cieux/Torts and Tarts ! Every week (hopefully),
we will supply you once again with a dose of recipes and puns to keep you going through all
your memos, fact patterns and readings (or at least to help your procrastibaking). Gardez
un œil sur vos comptes Facebook (peut-être pas en classe) pour notre page-forum qui fera
sa grande entrée plus tard ce semestre. We hope it’ll be almost as useful as Pubdocs. Until
then, Bon appétit !
Piment rouge, Piment jaune,
Pi-mange ta salade !
L’été semble revenir pour un dernier encore, et on a encore la
chance de voir les stars de l’heure, soit tous les beaux fruits et
légumes qui sont encore sur le marché. Ici, vous avez un recueil
des meilleurs hits de la saison avec piments, haricots et herbes
fraiches, remixés à la Martha Stewart dans une salade qui fera
danser vos papilles gustatives.
- 2 grandes poignées d’haricots verts (ou jaunes, on ne
discrimine pas)
- 1 pigment piment rouge
- 1 piment orange
- 1 piment jaune
- 1 oignon rouge
- 1 bloc de fromage feta
- 2 tiges de ciboulette
- sel et poivre
- vinaigrette (recette en bas)
Mettre une grande casserole d’eau à bouillir avec un peu de
sel. Laver et équeuter les haricots. Ajouter à l’eau et faire cuire
environ 5 minutes. (NB : Je préfère mes haricots encore assez
croustillants, mais vous pouvez varier le temps de cuisson si vous
les voulez plus ou moins fermes).
Entre-temps, laver et couper les piments en lanières minces.
Faire de même avec l’oignon et placer le tout dans un grand bol.
Ajouter les haricots cuits et égouttés. Émietter le feta au dessus
et couper la ciboulette en petits morceaux avec des ciseaux de
cuisine.
Verser la vinaigrette et ajouter une pincée de sel et de poivre.
Bien combiner, et déguster !
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La vinaigrette de ma maman
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½ tasse d’huile d’olive
1 à 2 cuillères à table de vinaigre de vin rouge
2 cuillères à table de jus de citron
½ cuillère à table de moutarde Dijon
une pincée de sel de mer
3 tiges de thym frais
Mélanger vigoureusement tous les ingrédients liquides (attention, l’huile ça tache !) et y ajouter le thym, en ne se préoccupant
pas trop de l’enlever de la tige. Goûter et ajuster les saveurs
selon le goût.
GRUMBLING STUDENT GRANOLA
THE STUDENTS OF MCGILL LAW
v.
EARLY MORNING LECTURES
- and MCGILL LAW
Appellant
Respondent
ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR QUEBEC
Class action – Lectures and tutorials taking place at crack of
dawn – Standing – Whether McGill Law students have standing
to initiate class action on violation of CCRF article 2(e), fundamental freedom of right to sleep in – Whether plaintiffs have
standing to sue administration of McGill Law for scheduling Early
Morning Classes – Code of Civil Procedure c. C-25 art. 4.1
The time spent preparing is minimal. The students should mix
the dry ingredients in one bowl, and the wet ingredients in another. The wet ingredients should be added to the dry ingredients,
and mixed well. The mixture should be spread over parchment
paper on a baking sheet, and baked at 300° F for approximately
20-25 minutes (stirring occasionally), or until the almonds and
coconut have turned a light brown. Once removed from the oven
using purposed oven-mitts, the appellants should allow the mixture to fully cool and add aforementioned dried fruit. Granola
should be consumed prior to attending Early Morning Lectures.
Infringement of sec. 2(e) is justified under the proportionality
(time/work) step of the Oakes test and the Students’ claim is
dismissed.
A class action was launched on behalf of the Students of McGill
Law (plaintiffs, hereinafter “Students”) against Early Morning
Lectures and McGill Law generally, to seek enforcement of CCRF
article 2(e), the right to sleep in. The defendants argued that (1)
Early Morning Lectures were beneficial to the future careers of
the Students of McGill Law, (2) that cooking this granola would
ensure they have motivation to wake up for class to eat it, and
(3) that the financial success likely to result from the patenting of
this recipe was sufficient for the students to quit McGill Law and
start a granola café opening at 1 :00pm, should they not wish to
continue with Early Morning Lectures.
Held – Appeal dismissed. The Students should make this granola.
THE COURT – The trial judge did not err in addressing the multiple interests at stake in perfecting the recipe for this granola.
The proper test for ensuring successful creation of “Grumbling
Student Granola” means that the students must obey the following ingredients, or replace them in kind:
i. 1 cup sliced almonds
ii. 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds
iii. 1/3 cup chopped pecans
iv. 1/3 cup chopped hazelnuts
v. 1/2 cup shredded coconut
vi. 1/4 cup flax, ground
vii. 1/4 cup chia seeds
viii. 1/4 tsp salt
ix. 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
x. 2 spoonfuls coconut oil, melted
xi. 2 spoonfuls maple syrup
xii. 1/2 cup small dried fruit
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In-House Diva
Behind the Scenes:
Lifting the New Chancellor Veil
CHARLIE
FELDMAN
Who: Lysanne Larose, Victoria Leenders-Cheng
What: Communications Office, Faculty of Law
Where: 5th Floor, NCDH
When: When I interviewed them? Last Monday.
Why: Well, you find out fun things - like one of them was a
contestant on Canada’s Smartest Person!
Tucked away on the 5th floor of NCDH lies the Communications
Office of the Faculty of Law. Therein the Quid found Lysanne
Larose and Victoria Leenders-Cheng, standing (as they do all day,
Victoria explaining “it started separately and serendipitously”) in a
cosy nook that seems like it must be the fun-centre of the Faculty.
To quote Victoria, “we’re a good team” - to which Lysanne adds,
“we laugh a lot - maybe at other people… .” In other words, the
perfect starting point for this new Quid feature!
Charlie (Quid): What do you do?
Victoria (V): We make things look and sound good!
Quid: What kinds of things?
Lysanne (L): What’s happening around the Faculty - be it student
events, professor events, announcements… whoever wins a prize,
we want to know! Whether a student, alumni, a prof - if you win a
prize or get an important nomination, we want to know!
Quid: What do you contribute to the Faculty?
V: Sass.
Quid: … and that’s measured how?
V: Amount of chocolate consumed and delivered.
[As the interview progressed, the Quid noted a distinct lack of
available chocolate out for guests. The Quid suspects this is a strategic decision, knowing the Quid’s Cookie Monster-like approach
to chocolate :-)]
The Communications office prepares the alumni magazine, both
electronic (once a month) and print (yearly). Their work involves
conducting
interviews,
taking pictures,
writing stories,
and creating the
layout design
that alums have
come to love in
their mailbox.
Unlike the Quid,
however, they
seem to have
Lysanne
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standards…
Quid: Do you ever invent
quotes?
L and V: No.
Quid: Really?!?!?
V: Never.
Quid: Are you jealous of the
Quid’s dedicated weekly
readership?
L: We have a bigger readership than you!
L: We’ll admit we’re less
funny … and less controversial.
Quid: BURN! (But fair…) ….
Do you have a favourite interview?
L: I just take the pictures -but Giorgio Resta and Allison
Victoria
Christians stick out to me.
V: Sometime there’s a gap between the fun photo and the fun
interview.
Quid: Has there been a worst interview? (laughter)
V: Mine wasn’t at this Faculty.
L: When Profs refuse to meet with us….
The Quid, as you would expect, dear reader, pushed for names of
the intransigent Professors but did not get anywhere. Maybe we
should have brought some chocolate.
Quid: Do you look at e-mails or publications in the Faculty and
judge them for typos and layout?
V: We judge extensively, but privately so.
The Quid was presented with a whiteboard of banned words and
expressions. (PHOTO) The Quid immediately went through its
back issues and shuddered.
Quid: What should students know about your office?
V: That we exist - whatever your news item, big or small - we love
hearing about it and meeting students!
L: If a student has an event to advertise on the screen [in the
atrium], give me a week’s advance notice and I’ll put it up - it’s
only updated once or twice a week, so advance notice is better.
You can also send along announcements for the web site, but
for it to be posted, but must be an academic connection to your
event.
Quid: Have you ever broken a law?
V: I once ran a red on a bike in front of a cop…
L: I’m pleading the 5th!
Quid: We’re in Canada! There’s no 5th here! … Speaking of which,
would you retain a McGill law grad as counsel?
L: Sure. If they’ve passed the bar, why not? If they haven’t passed
the bar, forget about it…
V: I’m self-repping.
Quid: You know the JICP Professors would hate you for that…
What’s something people wouldn’t expect about the other person?
V (re Lysanne): She is the opposite of me! She has such a tough
demeanor, but she’s a caring, compassionate, empathetic person
who brings me lunch and takes care of me.
L (re Victoria): This woman - she looks mild and meek, but she’s a
Spartan racer, and was on Canada’s Smartest Person. (Quid note:
Episode airs on CBC on October 19th, and apparently we’re not
invited to the secret viewing party).
Lysanne has been with the Faculty for nine years and fell in love
with OCDH well before she started working here. Luckily, that’s
where the Communications Office was located when she star-
ted at the Faculty. Victoria joined the team in 2010, but spent
some time away from the Faculty before coming back up the Hill.
Both women have interesting academic backgrounds that you
maybe wouldn’t expect. Lysanne has a Master’s in Environmental Science. Her undergrad studies were in chemistry, which she
notes “explains my passion for cocktails.” Victoria has a Master’s
in both journalism and literature, and is now working towards
another Master’s in human systems intervention.
Quid: Given you are a Master of Journalism, what can you say
about the paragon of journalism that is the Quid?
V (straight-faced): It’s an excellent, hard-hitting, investigative
publication.
Quid: (uncontrolled laughter, turning red)
V: I MADE CHARLIE FELDMAN BLUSH!
***
And with that, the Quid couldn’t continue. We thank the wonderful staff of the Communications Office for taking the time to
speak with us, and hope you pass them along their news (but preferably you tell the Quid first!).
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Law I
Sriracha Scrambler Sandwich and
Mystery Soup
SUNNY
YANG
Secrets seem everywhere at McGill Law—everything from an
unadvertised Thomson House loyalty card to the otherworldly
whistling sound in room 101 to the mystical “holistic evaluation”
admissions process.
By far what isn’t a secret is that McGill loves diversity. At Integration Day earlier this month, we 1Ls learned that our ranks
include:
- a new parent;
- someone who regularly commuted by ice skates; and
- an individual who probably knows Mean Girls better
than Tina Fey herself.
It follows that there must be a secret life of students1 worth
discovering in the hallways of NCDH.
With fall officially here and the orientation frenzy over, much like
in the wild, (free) food is becoming scarce. That’s why I’ve been
thinking about how each student approaches the idea of cooking.
Creatively? Practically? Grudgingly?
Cooking is like shopping for clothes. They’re both activities
everyone has to do but which differ tremendously depending on
each person’s style. I like to cook. In fact, I’ve found it to provide
a much-needed sense of accomplishment when exams loom,
papers are due, and notes stop making sense; however, I hate
clothes shopping and am always tempted to buy five of the same
thing as long as it fits. If it saves me some time—so what if I walk
around looking like a cartoon character? I wondered if other
students at the Faculty had similar feelings about cooking.
Ambling about at one of the coffeehouses, I started speaking
with Chris about his recent adventures in cooking. Chris had lived
with his parents or with roommates until this year therefore this
is the first time he has to regularly cook for himself. His cooking
stories, which could’ve had titles like “Raw Vegetable Week” and
“Cereal, All Day, Every Day”, made me want to see what he could
do with surprise ingredients and a month’s worth of self-taught
kitchen know-how. The Experiment would take us one step closer
to what would be the Sriracha Scrambler Sandwich and Mystery
Soup.
The Experiment was to find out what one learns about cooking
after a month, as well as get a glimpse of one particular student’s
approach to the task.
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The rules were that:
- ingredients needed to be reasonable, i.e. what a typical
health- and budget-conscious student would buy for a meal
(this rule worked both ways, ruling out bargain bin chicken
as much as organic apples);
- all ingredients had to be used in some way; and
- oil, sriracha sauce, salt, and pepper were allowed to
supplement the ingredients since the per meal cost for each
is negligible therefore even a frugal student could still afford
them—or at least get the latter two in little sachets from
KFC.
This past Monday, a trip to the grocery store and $9.68 got me
the following ingredients to bring to Chris’ apartment:
- carrots (5 lbs);
- onions (2 lbs);
- one head of celery;
- one dozen eggs; and
- one sliced Challah (a hefty loaf of egg bread that was
surprisingly cheaper than Metro’s other leavened offerings).
As Chris gets to work in the kitchen, I take a seat and ask him
about his cooking experiences to date. While starting to snip
carrots with a pair of scissors, Chris explains that he’s been in
this apartment for a month now and was at first very reluctant
to cook. When he first arrived, a typical meal was just cereal.
After a while, he added eggs. Once a vitamin deficiency seemed
imminent, the raw vegetable phase began. Cooking is not stress
relief for him—he’d rather run or play music—therefore it must
be cheap and fast. “30-45 minutes, max,” he confirms, checking
the clock on the microwave.
Like Rodin chipping away at the marble block to reveal the
figure underneath—or me assembling IKEA furniture without
reading the manual thus waiting to discover if it’ll be a stool or
rocking chair—Chris says that he usually just adds ingredients
and doesn’t know what the final dish will be. Nevertheless, he
maintains that impromptu cooking works out. While slotting the
challah slices into the toaster and adding some chopped celery to
the scrambled eggs, he affirms that the once ad hoc dish, “Everything Curry”, is now a menu favourite.
At exactly 6:30 PM, The Experiment is done. We eat. The Sriracha
Scrambler Sandwich is an especially cheery platter with its golden
scrambled eggs and equally radiant toasted challah.
- Be patient. Remember that if you never lived in a residence with a kitchen to practice and a meal plan to bail you
out, learning to cook will take time when you’re finally on
your own.
Whereas the sriracha contrasts nicely with the celery in the
sandwich, it nicely brings together all the ingredients in the Mystery Soup—a mystery because it was only after the first tasting
that the more exotic sriracha sauce and pistachios were tossed
into the pot of celery, carrots, and onions.
As the last of the toasted challah is being finished off, Chris
reflects on the fact that he still doesn’t find cooking entirely
enjoyable but he understands the importance of not relying on
premade. In fact there even seem to be some aspects which
could be, perhaps, fun.
“Maybe one day I’ll be like Gordon Ramsay… though the worst
profanities will probably be my food.”
Chris’ Meal Prep Tips
When starting out (for intimidated students):
- Begin with cereal.
- Move onto scrambled eggs—don’t forget oil, even if it’s
a non-stick surface.
- If it’s still too difficult, just deal with it or find a roommate and wash the dishes.
- Try to limit eating out—it’s expensive and unhealthy.
In-House Diva
Charlie
Feldman
When grocery shopping:
- Buy loose, not bagged, when shopping for produce. It’s
easier to spot the bad apples, literally.
- Go to one or two stores for the best deals but don’t
wander around to save a few cents.
- Student-friendly stores include 4-Freres on Saint-Laurent (for produce) and Boucherie Épicerie Soares & Fils on
Duluth (for bulk grains).
When cooking:
- Fry spices like chilis and peppers in oil first to even out
the spice so you’re not biting into mini-grenades.
- Don’t toast challah.
Not to be confused with the British television station Channel
4’s arguably more sensational The Secret Lives of Students,
which “follows 12 freshers in their first year at university, exploring the drama of their new experiences and sharing their texts,
tweets, pictures, videos and status updates.”
1
The Results are in...
New Student Representation!
Results of the GLSA (Graduate Law Students Association) elections:
D.C.L Representative - Eliza Bateman
LL.M Thesis Representative - Joanna Richardson
LL.M Non-Thesis Representative: Cecile Auvieux
Comparative Law Representative - Luigi Bruno
Air and Space Law Representative - Marois Seretis
Voter turnout - 26.70%
Results of the LSA (Law Students’ Association) elections:
Faculty Council Representatives:
Guillaume Blais
Michel Bélanger-Roy
Marc Roy
Justin Fisch
Thomas Touchie
First Year Class Presidents:
Farnell Morisset
Brouk Negousse
Voter turnout - 42.8%
Congratulations to all the winners and candidates on great elections!
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McGill Centre for Human
Rights and Legal Pluralism
Centre sur les droits de la personne
et le pluralisme juridique de McGill
Justice Juan Guzmán
Prosecutor of Augusto Pinochet
Film Screening October 14
Documentary film
screening: The Judge
and the General
14 October, 5:00 pm
3644 Peel Street, Room 312
Post-screening discussion moderated
by Frédéric Mégret
A Discussion with
Juan Guzmán:
Prosecutor of
Augusto Pinochet
15 October, 1:00-2:30 pm
3644 Peel Street, Moot Court
Discussion moderated by René Provost
| Discussion October 15
Justice Juan Guzmán gained international
recognition for being the first judge to
prosecute former Chilean dictator Augusto
Pinochet on human rights charges.
Participants are encouraged to attend the film
screening on October 14 to be able to engage
more fully in the discussion with Justice
Guzmán on October 15.
Quebec Bar CLE accreditation pending.
Co-sponsored by Avocats sans frontiers and
the Human Rights Working Group
Law I
LINDA
AGABY
6 Novels every law student should
read
Just in case you don’t already have enough readings, or if you’re
looking to procrastinate, here is a list of short law novels to
remind you that you once read for fun! All of the following are
under 300 pages, and are great for carrying on the bus or train.
1. The Trial, Franz Kafka (1925)
What’s it about? If you’re in the mood for a dose of cynicism on
the justice system, this is the story of a bland banker who finds
himself charged with a crime…that he doesn’t even know about.
This novel criticizes the bureaucracy of the legal system and
questions the notion of justice.
2. The Paper Chase, John Jay Osborn (1971)
Shout out to all first years! This novel focuses on Hart, a first
year at Harvard Law, as he becomes fixated on his contracts
professor, Charles W. Kingsfield, who barely acknowledges his
existence. A story that knowledge is its own reward, it’s a great
reminder that grades aren’t everything.
3. The Stranger, Albert Camus (1942)
Set in the French colonial period in Algeria, the plot centers
around Mersault, a young French man on trial for the murder of
a local. Originally written in French, this psychological novel looks
through the mind of a sociopath whose apathy towards his crime
is interpreted as a lack of a conscience. Simple in writing style,
it’s great for those who hope to improve their written French.
4. A Time to Kill, John Grisham (1989)
This novel kicked off the career of the king of legal thrillers.
Based on a real life case, A Time to Kill tells the story of a Missis-
APLAM
sippi lawyer who has to defend a black man accused of murdering the white racists who raped his daughter. The content may
be difficult to stomach, but the story is inspired from a trial that
Grisham watched when he was still a practicing lawyer, and is the
turning point of his transformation from lawyer to author.
5. Anatomy of a Murder, Robert Traver (1958)
A great read for aspiring criminal lawyers, this tells the story of a
man who pleads temporary insanity for murdering an innkeeper.
This novel also examines human fallibility in the legal system as
we all have different perspectives of right and wrong. Plus, it was
written by a former judge!
6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee (1960)
How could I forget one of the world’s most beloved law novels? I
didn’t make it through one day in law school without one of my
teacher making a reference to Atticus Finch, the morally upstanding lawyer who has to defend a black man falsely accused
of rape. The story is set in Depression-era Alabama and is told
through the eyes of Atticus’ daughter, Scout. “The one thing
that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience…You
never really understand a person until you consider things from
his point of view—until you climb into his skin and walk around
in it.”
Sometimes, it’s good to give your mind a break from all the facts,
and indulge in some fiction. Or you could always just watch Suits
(or The Good Wife, or House of Cards..)
Asian Pacific Law Association of McGill
Welcome Event
APLAM Welcome Event a eu lieu le lundi 15 septembre. L’équipe de l’APLAM a eu le plaisir de
rencontrer beaucoup de gens autour d’un repas
asiatique (Giu!), et ce en plus de présenter ses projets. La discussion avec les étudiants a été particu-
lièrement intéressante. APLAM is looking forward to
meet even more people during the next events:
Crisis in Hong Kong (October) and Shantou Info
Session!
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CALENDAR OF PROPOSED EVENTS 2014-­‐2015 APLAM WELCOME EVENT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 T H UNIVERSAL BREAK 1:00PM-­‐2:30PM NCDH ROOM 202 Refreshments and snacks will be served APLAM PRESENTS: CRISIS IN HONG KONG O C T O B E R , D A T E T O B E C O N F IR M E D Curious about the relationship between China and Hong Kong? Concerned about Hong Kong being denied free elections? Wondering why PLA tanks rolled through Hong Kong at the end of August? Don’t miss this event!! Details to come. PROGRAMME D’ÉTÉ MCGILL/SHANTOU SESSION INFO O C T O B R E , D A T E À C O N F IR M E R Q & A avec les participants au programme d’été McGill-­‐Shantou, dont 2 membres dirigeants d’APLAM, qui ont participé à la programmation de mai 2014. Subventionné en partie par APLAM. ÉVÈNEMENTS À CONFIRMER L E S C O U P S D ’ É T A T M IL IT A IR E S & L E S IM P A C T S JU R ID IQ U E S : L A T H A ÏL A N D E & L A B IR M A N IE (M Y A N M A R ) L E S S O IR É E S C IN E M A D IM S U M O U B A R B E C U E C O R É E N APLAM C O F F E E H O U S E / I Z A K A Y A , 2.0 In-House Diva
CHARLIE
FELdman
OVERHEARDS
Welcome to the Quid Overheard section 20142015!!
Quelque chose à partager? Envoyez vos soumissions à [email protected].
Okay, maybe I need to sell this better. If you submit
the most quotes in a given month, you’re getting
dessert on me at T-House. Maybe. Possibly. I don’t
know but probably. The Quid doesn’t have a budget, so I’ll just give you a toonie. :-P
WHY SHOULD YOU BE ONE OF MY SPIES? Well,
Have an awesome week and put on those listening
uhhh, because it makes the Quid fun? Your teachers ears!
will never know? It’s quick and easy?
-Charlie
Prof. Adamski: So this company called Alibaba, which is also the
name of you know, Ali Baba and the forty thieves. I’m not saying
you may want to consider that when deciding whether to invest
in them or not.
1L: Do I get a locker? Or will I continue to hide things in the
bathroom stall and lock it from the inside?
LLM: This class makes more sense if you smoke up before it, trust
me.
Student: Well is it bad to take money from the Church? Wouldn’t
a Bishop, just like every time you die, you pass it on to the next
3L: Somewhere in life I took a wrong turn. Probably at the corner
Bishop…
of Peel and Sherbooke when I said “That doesn’t look so bad…”
Prof. Adamski: Well… you only die once.
2L (en mangeant): C’est lundi, c’est ravioli !
Student: Can you say something about the recent Nadon deci3L: Mais … c’est pas lundi audjourd’hui. Pis c’est pas ravioli ce que
sion?
tu manges.
Prof. Bachand: Ah, yes, Nadon! *laughing* Well, there are things I 2L: *soupir*
could tell you about that, but then I’d have to kill you. *laughs*
1L: Are people just taking to hear themselves talk? I swear some
Prof. Campbell: The biggest risk for Greta of waiting to sue her sis- of these people have NO POINT WHATSOEVER TO MAKE.
ter’s succession, instead of her sister personally, is that she could
die before her sister! That’s not a question of law. That’s just life. 2L: *singing* I don’t want anybody else, when I think about you…
*sarcastic* I punch myself in the face.
Prof. (Redacted): I like being a professor because I enjoy leisure! Other 2L: Aww babe, that’s delightful! *sarcastic* I can’t wait to
marry you!
Prof. (Redacted): Kids are negative externalities. Unintended
(Quid note: Match made in heaven…)
negative externalities.
1L: Is it Christmas yet? No? Hanukkah?
Prof. (Redacted): What you’re saying reminds me of that Latin
legal expression… don’t screw people over because then they’ll
4L: I don’t even care about the law any more. I just want that
sue you for being a dick. (pause) It’s probably better in the origi- billable hour clock ticking.
nal Latin.
2L: I wonder what Profs are like on vacation. You know, like, are
Prof. (Redacted): Do I care if you read? No. Do I care if you pass? they just looking for possible people to sue and get-rich-quick
No. Do I care if you don’t read and then show up to my office
schemes?
hours complaining about how you’re not going to pass? …. YES!
2L: I like how the Quid tries to be all Le Devoir but it’s much more
1L: WHY are these doors so heavy and hasn’t anyone thought to Journal de Montreal
do anything about this?
(Quid: At least they didn’t compare us to Metro or 24 Heures….)
3L: A fire drill? REALLY? I hope there’s some hot firemen at least…
and maybe they’ll bring a pole from the firehouse.
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Law I
FARNELL
MORISSET
McGILL LAW MEME
WINTER IS COMING
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