Modern Law - Droit Moderne

Feb 27 2025 39 ep. 49 mins 13
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Modern Law: Verdicts and Voices is a monthly podcast hosted by Alison Crawford in which we unpack key legal stories and celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada. This special series delves into legal news, landmark cases and features expert guests who provide unique insights into Canada’s justice system.

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Verdicts and Voices: The use of AI at the Federal Court, the tort of family violence, and R v. Drybones

Feb 27 2025 46 mins  
In this episode of Modern Law: Verdicts and Voices, we welcome Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton who explains how virtually no one is declaring the use of AI in their filings; we take a look at the recent Supreme Court hearing into the proposed new tort of family violence; and we dive into R v. Drybones, the first case the Supreme Court decided under the 1960 Canadian Bill

Verdicts and Voices: The notwithstanding clause, Gold Seal v. Alberta and a conversation with Chief Justice Richard Wagner

Jan 30 2025 49 mins  
In this first episode of Modern Law: Verdicts and Voices, we delve into the contentious legal debate over the notwithstanding clause; we take a look at a prohibition-era judgment that, even 100 years later, continues to affect interprovincial trade; and in an exclusive interview with Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner about the court’s milestone 150th anniversary, we lear

Episode 37: Supreme court briefing

Mar 14 2024 46 mins  
Episode 37: Nadia Effendi of BLG is back on the show to discuss the latest at the Supreme Court of Canada.

Episode 36: Dr. Anton Korynevych on the effort to create a Special Tribunal on Crimes of Aggression Against Ukraine.

Feb 22 2024 51 mins  
Our guest is Dr. Anton Korynevych, Ambassador at Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine hits the two-year mark – 10 years since the invasion of the Crimean Peninsula –we discuss why it isn’t currently possible to prosecute a war of aggression committed by Russia's leadership before the ICC, the need for Vladimir Putin

Episode 35: Justice Minister Arif Virani on criminal law reform, expanding MAiD and the state of our courts

Feb 15 2024 34 mins  
Our guest today is Arif Virani, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada who has kindly agreed to share with our listeners the status of several pressing issues. We discuss criminal justice reform, the recent pause on the expansion of medical assistance in dying and plans to introduce online harms legislation. He also addresses judicial vacancies and the increasing re

Episode 34: Amanda Chaboryk and Alex Hawley on how to use AI in a legal practice

Jan 25 2024 47 mins  
In the field of law, there are several crucial areas where generative AI demonstrates considerable promise – namely in the efficiencies it can create in contract generation, document review, legal research, and predictive analytics. So it’s expected to become an indispensable productivity tool across the legal profession The question then arises: how can this technology be effe

Episode 33: Woodrow Hartzog on the dangers of regulating AI with half measures

Dec 14 2023 56 mins  
International privacy expert Woodrow Hartzog discusses the state of AI regulation in the U.S., his thoughts on the global dynamics at play, and his concerns surrounding the normalization of surveillance and our reliance on half-measures to save us from the potential harms of AI.

Episode 32: Dr. Carys Craig on generative AI and the dangers of the copyright trap

Dec 07 2023 71 mins  
The fast-growing popularity of generative AI tools raises many questions about the socio-economic dynamics of cultural production. Osgoode Hall’s Dr. Carys Craig talks us through whether copyright is the right regulatory tool to address them.

Episode 31: Supreme court briefing

Oct 30 2023 33 mins  
Nadia Effendi of BLG is back on the show to discuss the latest at the Supreme Court of Canada.

Episode 30: Benjamin Perrin puts Canada’s criminal justice system on trial

Oct 26 2023 73 mins  
Content warning: This episode discusses serious and potentially triggering subjects, such as substance abuse, police brutality and trauma. They say the first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts. But what if whatever we're trying to fix is in "chaos"? What if we're talking about fixing a criminal justice system that has been broken for decades, floundering under