Edited collection on the influence of experts and networks

Now in paperback as of August 2018: Holly Cullen, Joanna Harrington and Catherine Renshaw, eds, Experts, Networks and International Law (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017).

​The essays in this collection focus on the influence of experts and transnational networks of policy-makers and officials in regulatory agencies, examining their impact and role in determining the priorities and content of international law. Featuring scholars from Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, New Zealand and the United States, this collection looks at how experts and networks function in different ways to address diverse problems across multiple borders. Through a range of case studies, the book provides the reader with a broader and deeper practical understanding of how informal authorities operate within the cross-border context, and of the nature of the relationship between different actors involved in policymaking. Issues of accountability and legitimacy are also discussed.

The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution

Bringing together over 60 scholars from across Canada, and beyond, The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution aims to provide an ideal first stop for anyone seeking a clear, concise and authoritative account of Canadian constitutional law.

​Organized into six parts, the Handbook provides guidance on Constitutional History, Institutions and Constitutional Change, Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian Constitution, Federalism, Rights and Freedoms, and Constitutional Theory. Many thanks to the editors for the invitation to contribute a chapter on “Interpreting the Charter” to the first "Oxford Handbook" on Canadian constitutional law, with publication in late 2017 aptly marking the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. Further details found here.

New work on reforming the working methods of the UN Security Council

Many thanks to the ICLQ for publishing my work on the UN Security Council's working methods. Taking the view that process is also important, this article examines the working methods of the UN's most powerful organ, with a view to developing the principles of transparency, engagement and accountability, as well as the principle of conflict prevention, as guidance points for the implementation of change. Research for this article was carried out as a visiting research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict at the University of Oxford and as a Fulbright scholar at the University of Texas at Austin.

Citation: Joanna Harrington, "The Working Methods of the United Nations Security Council: Maintaining the Implementation of Change" (2017) 66:1 ICLQ 39-77.

List of Publications

Books
Legal reference works
  • J. Harrington, Halsbury’s Laws of Canada - Public International Law: 2014 Reissue (Markham, ON: LexisNexis, 2014)​
  • J. Harrington, Halsbury’s Laws of Canada - Public International Law (Markham, ON: LexisNexis, 2010​)

​Journal articles and book chapters
  • J. Harrington, "Addressing the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials: Developments and Challenges within the Canadian Legal Landscape" [2018] 56 The Canadian Yearbook of International Law (forthcoming)
  • J. Harrington, "Extradition, Assurances, and Human Rights: Guidance from the Supreme Court of Canada in India v Badesha" (2018) XX Supreme Court Law Review (2d) (forthcoming)
  • J. Harrington, “Interpreting the Charter” in P. Oliver, P. Macklem & N. Des Rosiers, eds, The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017) at 621-638
  • J. Harrington, “The Working Methods of the United Nations Security Council: Maintaining the Implementation of Change” (2017) 66:1 International & Comparative Law Quarterly 39-77
  • J. Harrington, “Use of force, rule-of-law restraints, and process: Unfinished business for the responsibility to protect concept” in J. Farrall & H. Charlesworth, eds, Strengthening the Rule of Law through the UN Security Council (London: Routledge, 2016) at 224-238
  • J. Harrington, “Monitoring and the Referral of Criminal Cases between Jurisdictions: An ICTR Contribution to Best Practice” in C.C. Jalloh & A.B.M. Marong, eds, Promoting Accountability Under International Law for Gross Human Rights Violations in Africa: Essays in Honour of Prosecutor Hassan B. Jallow (Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Brill, 2015) at 478-497
  • J. Harrington, “Extradition of Transnational Criminals” in N. Boister & R.J. Currie, eds, Routledge Handbook of Transnational Criminal Law (London: Routledge, 2014) at 153-166
  • J. Harrington, “Responsibility while protecting and the impact on responsibility to protect” (2013) 8:1-2 Chinese Review of International Law 79-93 (translated into Chinese)
  • J. Harrington, “Exploring the ‘Canadian’ in The Canadian Yearbook of International Law” [2012] 50 The Canadian Yearbook of International Law 3-33
  • J. Harrington, “R2P and Natural Disasters” in W.A. Knight & F. Egerton, eds, The Routledge Handbook of the Responsibility to Protect (London: Routledge, 2012) at 141-151
  • . Harrington, “Canada and the United Nations Human Rights Council: Dissent and Division” (2010) 60:1 University of New Brunswick Law Journal 78-115
  • J. Harrington, “Canadian Treaty Practice and the Disabilities Convention” (2010) 42:3-4 Hosei Riron: The Journal of Law & Politics 146-166
  • J. Harrington, “Canada, the United Nations Human Rights Council, and Universal Periodic Review” (2009) 18:2 Constitutional Forum 79-93
  • J. Harrington, “Peace in Northern Ireland and the Remaining Issue of the On-the-Runs” (2009) 10:1 Human Rights Review 5-34
  • J. Harrington, “Climate Change, Human Rights, and the Right to be Cold” (2007) 18:3 Fordham Environmental Law Review 513-535; revised and translated into Chinese for (2014) 45 National Chung Cheng University Law Journal 1-37
  • J. Harrington, “The Democratic Challenge of Incorporation: International Human Rights Treaties and National Constitutions” (2007) 38:2 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 217-235
  • J. Harrington, “The Absent Dialogue: Extradition and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights” (2006) 32:1 Queen’s Law Journal 82-134
  • J. Harrington, “Scrutiny and Approval: The Role for Westminster-style Parliaments in Treaty-Making” (2006) 55:1 International & Comparative Law Quarterly 121-159
  • J. Harrington, “The Role for Parliament in Treaty-Making” in O. Fitzgerald, et al, eds, The Globalized Rule of Law: Relationships between International and Domestic Law (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2006) at 159-199
  • J. Harrington, “Le rôle du parlement dans la conclusion des trait­­és” in O. Fitzgerald, et al, eds, Règle de Droit et Mondialisation: Rapports entre le droit international et le droit interne (Cowansville, QC: Éditions Yvon Blais, 2006) at 201-252
  • J. Harrington, “The Role for Human Rights Obligations in Canadian Extradition Law” [2005] 43 The Canadian Yearbook of International Law 45-100 
  • J. Harrington, “Redressing the Democratic Deficit in Treaty Law Making: (Re-) Establishing a Role for Parliament” (2005) 50:3 McGill Law Journal 465-509
  • J. Harrington, “The Role for Parliaments in Treaty-Making” in H. Charlesworth, et al, eds, The Fluid State: International Law and National Legal Systems (Sydney: Federation Press, 2005) at 34-56
  • J. Harrington, “The British Approach to Interpretation and Deference in Rights Adjudication” (2004) 23 Supreme Court Law Review (2d) 269-303, and in G. Huscroft & I. Brodie, eds, Constitutionalism in the Charter Era (Markham: LexisNexis, 2004) at 269-303
  • J. Harrington, “The Challenge to the Mandatory Death Penalty in the Commonwealth Caribbean” (2004) 98:1 American Journal of International Law 126-140
  • J. Harrington, “How Canadian Lawyers can contribute to the Effectiveness of the UN Human Rights Committee” in The Measure of International Law: Effectiveness, Fairness and Validity (The Hague: Kluwer Law, 2004) at 132-154
  • J. Harrington, “Punting Terrorists, Assassins and Other Undesirables: Canada, the Human Rights Committee and Requests for Interim Measures of Protection” (2003) 48:1 McGill Law Journal 55-87
  • J. Harrington, “Making Sense of Equality Law: A Review of the Hepple Report” (2001) 64:5 Modern Law Review 757-766
  • J. Harrington, “Rights Brought Home: The United Kingdom Adopts a ‘Charter of Rights’” (2000-2001) 11:4 Constitutional Forum 105-111
  • ​J. Harrington, “Article 2 - Right to Life” in Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC & D. Pannick QC, eds, Human Rights Law and Practice Supplement (London: Butterworths, 2000) at 19-26
  • J. Harrington & N. Mole, “Article 2 - Right to Life” in Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC & D. Pannick QC, eds, Human Rights Law and Practice (London: Butterworths, 1999) at 79-92
  • J. Harrington, T.L. McDorman & W.A.W. Neilson, “The 1992 Vietnamese Constitution: Economic Reform, Political Continuity” in D.M. Johnston & G. Ferguson, eds, Asia-Pacific Legal Development (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1998) at 243-266

​Journal special issues
  • C. Forcese & J. Harrington, eds, International Law and Democratic Considerations, a collection of 13 essays published as a special issue of the Alberta Law Review (vol. 46, no. 4) (2009)

Contributions to casebooks
  • J. Harrington, “Charter Origins and Interpretation” in L.I. Rotman, B.P. Elman & G.L. Gall, eds, Constitutional Law: Cases, Commentary and Principles (Toronto: Carswell, 2008) at 769-796
  • J. Harrington, “Treaty Making and Treaty Implementation” in L.I. Rotman, B.P. Elman & G.L. Gall, eds, Constitutional Law: Cases, Commentary and Principles (Toronto: Carswell, 2008) at 581-602
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