Environmental degradation, global warming,resource extraction, international human rights, immigration and refugee
claims, white-collar crime, corporate scandal,stem-cell research, biotechnology, Aboriginal rights. In the face of these and
other emerging social and environmental milieus, lawyers are called upon to interpret— and in some cases help to evolve— the laws and principles upon which Canadians have based their decisions and values thus far. The exposure law students gain in the above areas while studying for their degrees will inevitably help them to justly litigate the multiple sides of such timely and ambiguous issues as genetic research, international human rights, religious tolerance, and environmental rights. Arguably, our lawyers have the weight of the country on their shoulders, and that’s why it is such a comfort to know that emerging social and environmental issues are being disseminated, discussed, and debated in law schools across the country, both inside and outside the classroom.
Taken from: http://static.corporateknights.ca/KnightSchools2007.pdf: June 2008.
