Michael Nesbitt

University of Calgary, Faculty of Law

Assistant Professor

Murray Fraser Hall

2500 University Dr. N.W.

Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4

Canada

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Scholarly Papers (14)

1.

An Empirical Study of Terrorism Charges and Terrorism Trials in Canada between September 2001 and September 2018

Forthcoming, Criminal Law Quarterly
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 Feb 2019
Michael Nesbitt
University of Calgary, Faculty of Law
Downloads 727 (70,192)

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criminal law, terrorism, national security, prosecutions

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Terrorism Prosecutions in Canada: Elucidating the Elements of the Offences

Alberta Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 08 Feb 2019
Michael Nesbitt and Dana Hagg
University of Calgary, Faculty of Law and HMC Lawyers LLP
Downloads 442 (130,172)

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Canada's 'Unilateral' Sanctions Regime under Review: Extraterritoriality, Human Rights, Due Process, and Enforcement in Canada's Special Economic Measures Act

Ottawa Law Review, Vol. 48, No. 2, 2017
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 01 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 29 Nov 2017
Michael Nesbitt
University of Calgary, Faculty of Law
Downloads 400 (146,689)

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Invoking the Emergencies Act in Response to the Truckers’ 'Freedom Convoy 2022': What the Act Requires, How the Government Justified the Invocation, and whether It Was Lawful

Criminal Law Quarterly, Vol 70, No 2, p 262-291 (2022)
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 03 Aug 2022
Leah West, Michael Nesbitt and Jake Norris
Carleton University - Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, University of Calgary, Faculty of Law and University of Ottawa, Common Law Section, Students
Downloads 300 (199,853)

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emergencies act, national emergency, protest, national security, blockade, emergency law, national security law

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The Illusive Motive Requirement In Canada's Terrorism Offences: Defining and Distinguishing Ideology, Religion, and Politics

(Forthcoming 2023) Osgoode Hall Law Journal 60:3, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 4177368
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 04 Aug 2022
Michael Nesbitt, Leah West and Amarnath Amarasingam
University of Calgary, Faculty of Law, Carleton University - Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and Queen's University
Downloads 251 (239,614)

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criminal law, anti-terrorism, terrorism, ideology, motive, national security law, terrorist activity

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CSIS's New Disruptive Powers, Grey Holes, & the Rule of Law in Canada

Canadian Human Rights Yearbook, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 04 May 2017
Michael Nesbitt
University of Calgary, Faculty of Law
Downloads 184 (320,777)
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National Security, Canada, Rule of Law, Charter, CSIS, Criminal Law

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Bill C-59, an Act Respecting National Security Matters: What It Does and Why It Matters

Alberta Law Review, Vol. 57, No. 1, 2019
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 25 Oct 2019
Michael Nesbitt and Leah West
University of Calgary, Faculty of Law and Carleton University - Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Downloads 178 (330,559)

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national security, Canada, intelligence, law enforcement, cyber, free speech, privacy

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Terrorism Sentencing Decisions in Canada Since 2001: Shifting Away From the Fundamental Principle and Towards Cognitive Biases

UBC Law Review (2019), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 08 Feb 2019
Michael Nesbitt, Robert J. Oxoby and Meagan Potier
University of Calgary, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary - Department of Economics and University of Calgary
Downloads 165 (353,126)

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criminal law, sentencing, terrorism, national security, legal theory, cognitive biases

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Bill C-59 and CSIS's 'New' Powers to Disrupt Terrorist Threats: Holding the Charter-Limiting Regime to (Constitutional) Account

Alberta Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 07 Jul 2019
Michael Nesbitt
University of Calgary, Faculty of Law
Downloads 155 (372,183)
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national security, constitutional law, human rights, criminal law

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Reviewing Bill C-59, an Act Respecting National Security Matters 2017: What’s New, What’s Out, and What’s Different From Bill C-51, A National Security Act 2015?

The School of Public Policy Publications, Volume 13:12, May 2020
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 07 Jul 2020
Michael Nesbitt
University of Calgary, Faculty of Law
Downloads 152 (378,306)

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National Security Law, Anti-Terrorism Act, Bill C-59, Bill C-51

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Manitoba Law Journal: Criminal Justice and Evidentiary Thresholds in Canada- The Last Ten Years 43(3) 2020

Manitoba Law Journal, Vol. 43, No. 3, 2020
Number of pages: 470 Posted: 06 Nov 2020
Robson Hall, University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, University of Edinburgh, Robson Hall Law School, University of Toronto - Faculty of Law, University of Calgary, Faculty of Law, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, Carruthers MacDonell & Robson, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Independent, affiliation not provided to SSRN and California Western School of Law
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Re-Purposing UN Commissions of Inquiry

Journal of International Law and International Relations (JILIR), Volume 13, No. 2
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 17 Oct 2017
Michael Nesbitt
University of Calgary, Faculty of Law
Downloads 90 (556,366)

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UN Commission of Inquiry

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Violent Crime, Hate Speech or Terrorism? How Canada Views and Prosecutes Far-right Extremism (2001–2019)

Common Law World Review, Online First,https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1473779521991557
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 26 Mar 2021
Michael Nesbitt
University of Calgary, Faculty of Law
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An Empirical and Qualitative Assessment of Terrorism Sentencing Decisions in Canada Since 2001: Shifting Away from the Fundamental Principle and Towards Cognitive Biases

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12255
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 21 May 2019 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Michael Nesbitt, Robert J. Oxoby and Meagan Potier
University of Calgary, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary - Department of Economics and University of Calgary
Downloads 64 (672,374)
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heuristics and biases, framing effects, behavioural economics, law and economics