Skip to content
Codified Law Blog

Codified Law Blog

A Modern Treatise on Law & Politics

Search
  • About Us
    • Our Purpose
    • Sherif Rizk
  • Blog
  • Rizk Law Office

Category: Uncategorized

Uncategorized

Ten years on!

28 Jan 2022
In January 2012, I had the idea of starting a blog to flush out some of the ideas percolating in my head. Over the years, it has evolved to become…
Legal Practice…

Handling Different Witnesses: A Guide for Lawyers (Part III: The Hostile Witness)

2 Feb 2016June 29, 2020
Whether it’s at an examination for discovery or at a trial, every litigator will eventually have to handle an line of questioning for a witness. Although one would hope that…
Uncategorized

Top 10 Facts About The Canadian Elections

16 Oct 2015June 29, 2020
With the Canadian federal election just three days away, here are 10 interesting facts you may not have known: 1. From 2004-2008, the NDP had more overall popular votes than…
Uncategorized

World, meet the love of my life!

22 Sep 2015June 29, 2020
Earlier this summer, during my long absence from the busy world of social media, I was gearing up for one of the most important moments of my life. I was…
Uncategorized

What They Don’t Tell You About the Ontario Bar Exams: A Series

17 Aug 2015June 29, 2020
The Ontario Bar Exams, Part I: The Basics If you’re reading this post, it’s probably because you’re trying to find out as much as you can about this enigmatic process…
Egyptian Politics…

Signed with Blood, Sealed with Mortar: Egypt’s war with ISIS

28 Feb 2015June 29, 2020
There comes a point in time where every story, no matter how emotional, gets sadly repetitive. In the case of aggression against Coptic Christians, that point was reached a long…
Uncategorized

In the Crosshairs: Should the ICC prosecute US officials over CIA Torture?

11 Dec 2014June 29, 2020
Although it was relatively well-known before December 2014 that the United States tortured its detainees, there was still a genuine sense of shock about the extent of that torture when…
Canadian Politics…

The Curious (Refugee) Case of Roger Hassaballa

1 Dec 2014June 29, 2020
I recently read a decision from an immigration case involving a Coptic Christian refugee applicant seeking asylum in Canada. After reading the decision, I remembered hearing my friends and family…
Uncategorized

Egypt submits candidacy for 2016-2017 non-permanent UN Security Council seat

7 Oct 2014June 29, 2020
According to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt will seek one of the non-permanent seats allocated to the Africa Group in the United Nations Security Council. The election, which…
Uncategorized

The Kurdistan Shall Rise: Why the Kurds are fighting ISIS

24 Sep 2014June 29, 2020
Since the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in 2014, the dangers of political Islam has once again re-entered political discourse in the mainstream media. However,…

Posts navigation

Older posts

Recent Posts

  • Parliamentary Privilege and the Rule of Law
  • Law in the Times of Corona – Part II: The Opportunities Await!
  • Ten years on!
  • Law in the Times of Corona – A Series (Part I)
  • Know Your Rights: the new Air Passenger Protection Regulations

Recent Comments

  • jerome pinsonneault on Know Your Rights: the new Air Passenger Protection Regulations

Archives

  • January 2023
  • June 2022
  • January 2022
  • September 2021
  • December 2019
  • March 2018
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • May 2017
  • December 2016
  • September 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • December 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • October 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012

Categories

  • Business/Social Commentary
  • Canadian Law
  • Canadian Politics
  • Egyptian Politics
  • International Politics
  • Law School
  • Legal Practice
  • Song of the Week
  • Uncategorized

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
  • About Us
  • Blog
  • Rizk Law Office
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: TextBook by WordPress.com.