June 15th marks the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta.
From property rights to women’s rights, the rule of law, equality before the law and defined roles for judges: all roads, it seems, lead us back to Magna Carta Libertatum. But is this entirely true? CBC IDEAS in partnership with the MUNK School of Global Affairs presents dynamic legal minds and scholars to reveal the meaning – and relevance – of the charter today.
In Part One of the debate — which can be listened to online by following the “listen to full episode” on the CBC Ideas website — David Cole, from Georgetown University Law Centre, legal scholar, author and commentator, Nathalie Des Rosiers, Dean, Faculty of Law (Common Law Section) at the University of Ottawa, Bob Rae, lawyer, mediator and political leader, and moderator Stephen Toope, Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs, probe property rights and the rule of law to see how they play out today, legally and politically.
Part One also airs on radio Monday, June 15 at 9:05 p.m., 9:35 p.m. in Newfoundland. The series will also be broadcast on NPR stations in Chicago (WBEZ), Seattle (KUOW) and in Maine (MPBN). The NPR time slots vary so please check local NPR listings.
Part Two of the debate — also on the CBC Ideas website — airs on Tuesday, June 16 and features David Cole, legal scholar, author and commentator, Nathalie Des Rosiers, Dean, Faculty of Law (Common Law Section) at the University of Ottawa; the Honourable Stephen T. Goudge, Q.C., former judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal, and moderator Stephen Toope, Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs consider the lingering influences (or not) of the Magna Carta on criminal law and the role of judges.
