List of Presentations (past five years)

2019
  • Joanna Harrington, “A Legal Perspective on Britain’s Exit from the European Union”, an invited presentation for the current events speakers series hosted by the Association of Professors Emeriti at Emeritus House, University of Alberta, 7 March 2019.
  • J. Harrington, "Understanding Extradition Law”, an interview for the podcast Hearsay, hosted by Pro Bono Students Canada, the University of Calgary Faculty of Law, and CJSW 909.9 FM, recorded on 4 February 2019 and made available at https://cjsw.com/program/hearsay/
2018
  • J. Harrington, "Recent Developments regarding UN Security Council Working Methods and Veto Restraint Initiatives", an invited presentation at a two-day "Roundtable on International Law relating to Peace and Security" organized by Chatham House (The Royal Institute for International Affairs) and the Human Rights Institute at Columbia Law School, University of Columbia, New York, USA, 10-11 November 2018
  • J. Harrington, "Reforming Extradition Law", an invited panel presentation for the 47th annual conference of the Canadian Council on International Law, Ottawa, ON, 1-2 November 2018
  • J. Harrington, "Needed reforms to Canadian extradition law", a contribution to the Halifax Colloquium on Extradition Law Reform held at the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, 21 September 2018
  • J. Harrington, “Using Digital Evidence in the Investigation and Prosecution of International Crimes”, invited remarks at the third annual papers workshop on “Revisiting the Role of International Law in National Security” organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross for Canada and the Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, New York, USA, 18 June 2018
  • J. Harrington, “Mutually Beneficial Cooperation and the Protection of Human Rights”, an invited presentation for “The Fifth Roundtable on International Law: Emerging Issues” organized by Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) and the China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 2-3 June 2018
  • J. Harrington, "Interpreting the Charter", Edmonton Lifelong Learners Association, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, 8 May 2018
  • J. Harrington, “Global Mobility: Rights, Security and Belonging: Discussant’s Remarks”, an invited commentary for the 11th annual workshop of Women in International Security-Canada on “Gender & Security, from the Bottom-up Workshop” held at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 2-4 May 2018
  • J. Harrington, “Extradition, Assurances, and Human Rights”, a panel presentation at the annual “Osgoode Constitutional Cases Conference” hosted by Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Canada, 6 April 2018
  • J. Harrington, “The Practicalities of Parliamentary Engagement in Treaty-making”, an invited presentation for the “Treaties, Brexit and the Constitution” conference co-organized by the House of Commons Library, the University of Bristol Law School, and Jesus College, University of Oxford, and held at Jesus College, Oxford, UK, 23 March 2018
  • J. Harrington, “Accountability for the Commission of Crimes in Syria”, a panel contribution for “Battleground Metropolis: Urban Warfare and International Humanitarian Law”, a conference open to the public organized by the Canadian Red Cross at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 2 March 2018
  • J. Harrington, “Common Article 1”, an invited contribution to “The Transpacific Workshop on International Law and Armed Conflict” organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the U.S. Pacific Command, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, USA, 15-16 February 2018
2017
  • J. Harrington, “Past Guidance for Present Challenges in Transnational Criminal Law” at the 46th annual conference of the Canadian Council on International Law on “Canada at 150: The Return of History for International Law”, Ottawa, Canada, 2-3 November 2017
  • J. Harrington, “Accountability” at the “Humanizing Warfare: Successes and Challenges with Implementing the Law of Armed Conflict” conference organized by the Canadian Red Cross and the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 27 October 2017
  • J. Harrington, "Interpreting the Charter", Downtown Charter Series, Centre for Constitutional Studies, Edmonton, 14 September 2017
  • J. Harrington, “Legal Implications of Brexit”, Canadian Bar Association (Alberta Branch), International Business Law Section (South), Calgary, 20 June 2017
  • J. Harrington, "A Canadian Perspective on Targeting, Detention, and Trials" for a panel discussion on "International Law and National Security: A View from Abroad on Current Trends in Targeting, Detention, and Trials" organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross and Cardozo Law School, Yeshiva University, New York, USA, 18 May 2017
  • J. Harrington, “Canada and the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials: Developments and Challenges” for the “Transnational Criminal Law in the Americas” conference at the Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada, 4-5 May 2017
2016
  • J. Harrington, “Corruption in International Law: Challenges and Developments” at the “Roundtable on Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes and Protection of Individual Rights” organized by Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) and the China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 26-27 November 2016
  • J. Harrington, “Sexualized Violence: Accountability of Peacekeepers”, a panel presentation organized by the Military Justice division of the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Armed Forces for the 45th annual conference of the Canadian Council on International Law, Ottawa, Canada, 3-5 November 2016
  • J. Harrington, “Applying Public Law Principles to the UN Human Rights Bodies: Supporting the Call for Change to Working Methods” at the biennial conference on “The Unity of Public Law?” hosted by the Centre for Public Law at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 12-14 September 2016
  • J. Harrington, “Urgent Human Rights Situations and Interim Measures of Protection: Problems of Compliance, Legitimacy and Effectiveness”, Department of Government, The University of Texas at Austin, 4 May 2016
2015
  • J. Harrington, “Urgent Human Rights Situations and Interim Measures of Protection,” Faculty of Laws, University College London, 20 November 2015
  • J. Harrington, “Illuminations or Further Complexities? The Role of the Human Rights Treaty-Monitoring Bodies” at the “Transatlantic Workshop on International Law and Armed Conflict” co-sponsored by the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict, the Oxford Martin Programme on Human Rights for Future Generations, the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the South Texas College of Law at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, 15-16 July 2015
  • J. Harrington, “A Perspective from the Americas on Interim Measures of Protection” at the “Urgency and Human Rights” conference organized by the Department of International and European Law at Radboud University, in cooperation with the Departimento di Giurisprudenza at the Seconda Universitá di Napoli and the Ghent Human Rights Centre of Belgium at Nijmegen, Netherlands, 29-30 May 2015
  • J. Harrington, “Neighbourliness, National Values, and Counter-Terrorism Efforts: A Canadian Perspective,” Faculty of Law, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 23 February 2015
  • J. Harrington, “From Scotland to Sudan: Legal Implications of the Creation of New States,” Canadian Bar Association (Alberta Branch), International Business Law Section (South), Calgary, 27 January 2015​
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