Irwin Cotler
Biographic Data
| ID | 1494078 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irwin Cotler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irwin |
| FAMILY NAME | Cotler |
| SIGNATURE | COTLER I |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Uyghurs in the Diaspora
Professor Irwin Cotler gave the opening address at the virtual symposium “The Uyghurs in the Diaspora” on May 31st, 2021. The objectives and aims of the conference were to present research findings from various groups regarding the situation of the Uyghur diaspora living in Canada. Given that the Uyghur identity has been heavily sanctioned by the Chinese government, leading several western governments – including Canada, the United States, and th…
Towards a counter-terrorism law and policy
The first part of the paper seeks to identify the factors and dynamics of ‘the new face’ of international terrorism that must be factored into any counter‐terrorism law and policy; it concludes, on this point, that the most important factor blunting an effective counter‐terrorism law and policy is the blurring of the moral and political divides, as in the oft‐repeated shibboleth that ‘one person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter’. T…
Regina V. Finta
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Nazi war crimes—An international legal responsibility
The Canadian Deschene Commission—officially the Commission of Enquiry on War Crimes—could serve as a model for similar enquiries in other countries where there are suspected war criminals. Despite those who ask ‘why now?’, fidelity to the rule of law and to Holocaust remembrance makes it a continued international legal responsibility to bring Nazi war criminals to justice
Nazi war crimes—An international legal responsibility
The Canadian Deschene Commission—officially the Commission of Enquiry on War Crimes—could serve as a model for similar enquiries in other countries where there are suspected war criminals. Despite those who ask ‘why now?’, fidelity to the rule of law and to Holocaust remembrance makes it a continued international legal responsibility to bring Nazi war criminals to justice
Nazi war crimes—An international legal responsibility
The Canadian Deschene Commission—officially the Commission of Enquiry on War Crimes—could serve as a model for similar enquiries in other countries where there are suspected war criminals. Despite those who ask ‘why now?’, fidelity to the rule of law and to Holocaust remembrance makes it a continued international legal responsibility to bring Nazi war criminals to justice
Regina V. Finta
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Towards a counter-terrorism law and policy
The first part of the paper seeks to identify the factors and dynamics of ‘the new face’ of international terrorism that must be factored into any counter‐terrorism law and policy; it concludes, on this point, that the most important factor blunting an effective counter‐terrorism law and policy is the blurring of the moral and political divides, as in the oft‐repeated shibboleth that ‘one person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter’. T…
Uyghurs in the Diaspora
Professor Irwin Cotler gave the opening address at the virtual symposium “The Uyghurs in the Diaspora” on May 31st, 2021. The objectives and aims of the conference were to present research findings from various groups regarding the situation of the Uyghur diaspora living in Canada. Given that the Uyghur identity has been heavily sanctioned by the Chinese government, leading several western governments – including Canada, the United States, and th…
Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Genocide (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Torture, Ethics, and Law (2 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (1 work) · China (1 work) · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations (1 work)