This program has been developed by CFM Lawyers and features keynote speaker Professor Harold Koh.
Hear from the plaintiffs’ team that successfully litigated Araya v Nevsun to the Supreme Court of Canada, come up to speed on Canadian transnational tort law since then, listen to experts on the intricacies of litigating such cases and engage in thought-provoking conversations about the development of torts based on customary international law.
We are approaching the fifth anniversary of the SCC’s judgment in the case of Araya v Nevsun. In this historic decision, the SCC opened the door to tort claims against Canadian companies based on customary international law violations, including human rights abuses. While this judgment further opened the door for the litigation of transnational torts in Canadian courts, it left many questions unanswered. The lawyers who litigated the case on behalf of the plaintiffs are marking the anniversary by joining international law experts and practitioners in the field of business and human rights litigation to examine what comes next. What is the legacy of Araya v Nevsun? What is the future of transnational torts in Canada? And what can we learn from other jurisdictions?
What You’ll Learn
Come up to speed on the state of Canadian transnational tort law as a result of the historic SCC judgment in Araya v Nevsun.
Hear from international experts, including Harold Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law and former Dean, Yale Law School and former Legal Advisor to the U.S. Department of State under President Obama, on the intricacies of litigating business and human rights cases and learn from other common law jurisdictions.
Learn about the development and future of transnational torts in Canada, including:
- What could a customary international law cause of action look like under Canadian tort law after Nevsun?
- How do other common law countries deal with corporate accountability and what lessons can be learned?
- What is the view from the US and what can we learn from its history of litigation based on customary international law through the Alien Tort Statute?
PLUS! Registration includes coffee/refreshments, lunch, and CPD accreditation.
Who Should Attend
Lawyers, judges, academics, and practitioners. Legal specialties should include civil litigation, transnational litigation, international law, human rights, and environmental law.
Faculty
Instructors
Matt Eisenbrandt
Director of Transnational Investigations, CFM Lawyers
Joe Fiorante, K.C.
Partner, CFM Lawyers
Agnieszka Fryszman
Partner and Chair of the Human Rights Practice Group, Cohen Milstein
Amanda Ghahremani
International Criminal Lawyer & Consultant to CFM Lawyers
Sara Ghebremusse
Cassels Chair in Mining Law and Finance, University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law
Harold Koh
Sterling Professor of International Law and former Dean, Yale Law School and former Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State under President Obama
Richard Meeran
Partner and Joint Head of International & Group Claims, Leigh Day
Mayo Moran
Professor of Law and Vice-Chancellor of Trinity College, University of Toronto
Obiora Okafor
Professor of International Law, Osgoode Hall Law School
Craig Scott
Professor of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School
Beth Stephens
Distinguished Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School
Cory Wanless
Partner, Waddell Phillips
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Dec 3, 2024
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