Recent Publications

Coming soon … a new edition of the Public International Law title for Halsbury’s Laws of Canada

Established in 1907, Halsbury’s continues to be the common law world’s best known first point of reference for legal practitioners. ​The first edition of a specific Halsbury’s Laws of Canada was completed in 2012. ​Authored by academics, practitioners and judges, HLC comprises 72 volumes of commentary, divided into 117 subject titles, all with the goal of providing a clear exposition on every aspect of the current law of Canada.

New work on extradition, assurances and human rights

This article evaluates a recent Supreme Court of Canada judgment concerning a legal challenge to the use of diplomatic assurances to alleviate substantial risks of serious mistreatment faced by an individual wanted for trial in a foreign state. ​Citation: Joanna Harrington, "Extradition, Assurances and Human Rights: Guidance from the Supreme Court of Canada in India v Badesha" (2019) 88 Supreme Court Law Review (2d) 273-293. Pre-print version available from SSRN.

Commentary for 'The Conversation' on Canada's foreign corruption law

This journalistic contribution (here in English and here in French) identifies a need for a parliamentary review of the legislative scheme for addressing foreign corruption. Written for a lay audience, the article acknowledges the international impetus for enacting the law +20 years ago, but also identifies the need for more work to be done on defining a victim of foreign corruption.

A scholarly article on the developments and challenges for foreign corruption law will be published later this year in The Canadian Yearbook of International Law. Pre-print version available from SSRN.

Written evidence to the UK Constitution Committee's Inquiry on Parliamentary Scrutiny of Treaties

Written evidence submitted by Professor Joanna Harrington to the Inquiry on Parliamentary Scrutiny of Treaties being carried out by the Constitution Committee in the House of Lords, Ref PST0018, 19 December 2018, has now been made available by the UK Parliament here.

The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution

Honoured to contribute a chapter on Charter interpretation to the first 'Oxford Handbook' on the Canadian Constitution, edited by Peter Oliver, Patrick Macklem & Nathalie Des Rosiers, with publication in 2017 aptly marking the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation.

​Joanna Harrington, "Interpreting the Charter" in P. Oliver, P. Macklem and N. Des Rosiers, eds, The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017) at 621-638. Pre-print version available from SSRN.

Reforming the working methods of the UN Security Council

This article examines the working methods of the UN's most powerful organ, using the principles of transparency, engagement and accountability, and the principle of conflict prevention, as guidance points for the implementation of change.

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

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