OBA International Law PROGRAM | On Demand 
Original Program Date: April 30, 2026

When you purchase this on-demand product, you will receive access to the recording approximately one week following the live program date. If you wish to view the program live, please purchase the live online product here.

How can international law strengthen your litigation before Canadian courts? When will courts rely on treaties, customary international law, or international tribunal jurisprudence and when will they decline to do so?

Drawing on leading Supreme Court of Canada decisions, our expert panel will explores how international law operates within the Canadian legal system and how advocates can strategically invoke it in domestic litigation. Examine how courts interpret treaty obligations, customary international law, and international human rights norms, and equip yourself to effectively utilize it in your litigation matters.

Gather practical advocacy strategies for using international law to support statutory interpretation, Charter arguments, and the development of the common law. 

We’ll unpack:

• Distinction between treaties and customary international law
• Domestic reception of international law
• Principle of conformity
• International law in Charter litigation
• Corporate accountability and transnational human rights claims
• Practical advocacy strategies for raising international law arguments effectively

You’ll leave with helpful tools to craft stronger and more persuasive submissions in Canadian courts. Register now!

SPEAKERS

The Honourable Justice Renu J. Mandhane, Superior Court of Justice
Gib van Ert KC, Olthuis van Ert