Leah West
Professor
Faculty of Public Affairs
Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Clusters:
International affairs
Ottawa, Ontario
leah.west3@carleton.ca
Office:
(613) 520-2600 ext. 1976
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Bio/Research
West practices, studies and publishes in the field of national security law. She completed her SJD at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 2020; her research explored the application of criminal, constitutional and international law to state conduct in cyberspace. Leah regularly lectures a...
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Bio/Research
West practices, studies and publishes in the field of national security law. She completed her SJD at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 2020; her research explored the application of criminal, constitutional and international law to state conduct in cyberspace. Leah regularly lectures and engages with the media on her areas of research interest. She is also the National Administrator of the Canadian National Rounds of the Phillip C Jessup International Law Moot, and serves as Counsel with Friedman Mansour LLP.
West previously served as Counsel with the Department of Justice in the National Security Litigation and Advisory Group where she appeared before the Federal Court in designated proceedings and the Security Intelligence Review Committee. Before being called to the Ontario Bar in 2016, Leah clerked for the Honourable Justice Mosley of the Federal Court of Canada. Prior to attending law school, Leah served in the Canadian Armed Forces for ten years as an Armoured Officer; she deployed to Afghanistan in 2010.
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West previously served as Counsel with the Department of Justice in the National Security Litigation and Advisory Group where she appeared before the Federal Court in designated proceedings and the Security Intelligence Review Committee. Before being called to the Ontario Bar in 2016, Leah clerked for the Honourable Justice Mosley of the Federal Court of Canada. Prior to attending law school, Leah served in the Canadian Armed Forces for ten years as an Armoured Officer; she deployed to Afghanistan in 2010.
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Media Appearances
West discusses the value of paid informants to security agencies like CSIS, Globe and Mail, August 31, 2022
West discusses the decision of a top public-health official to defy Parliament and refuses to release documents on fired scientists, Globe and Mail, June 21, 2021
West discusses whether the Proud Boys should be named as a terrorist group, CBC, January 26, 2021
West discusses the Prime Minister invoking the Emergencies Act, CBC, February 14, 2022
West discusses how the Emergencies Act is different than any other Canadian law, Canadian Lawyer, March 30, 2020
West discusses how terrorism laws are used against people of colour, Maclean's, May 28, 2020
West discusses her own experiences and how victims of military sexual assault are no longer staying silent, CBC, May 7, 2021
West discusses the risks of Canadians fighting in Ukraine, Toronto Star, March 15, 2022
West discusses the Emergencies Act, Toronto Star, March 17, 2020
West discusses Canada bringing back detained ISIS fighters and their families, CBC, October 19, 2020
West discusses terrorism laws and the incel movement, CBC, May 20, 2020
West discusses U.S. prosecutors indictment of a Canadian ISIS propagandist, Lawfare, October 5, 2021
West writes about how national security can’t become a tool of partisan feuding, Globe and Mail, January 12, 2022
West discusses the disappointment surrounding the appointment of Peter Dawe, CBC, October 4, 2021
West discusses the likelihood of a national COVID-19 emergency being declared, Global News, March 23, 2020
West discusses Canada putting Proud Boys on terror list, Reuters, February 3, 2021
West discusses the alleged hackers working with Russian intelligence trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data, CBC, July 17, 2020
West discusses the government’s efforts to shield secret operational information in court, CBC, October 25, 2020
West discusses the probe of naval leaks to China, Globe and Mail, September 18, 2020
West discusses hostage diplomacy between China, Canada and the United States, Lawfare, October 1, 2021
West discusses limits on the power of Canada’s spy agency, CBC, March 28, 2021
West discusses foreign threats and attacks on Canada’s domestic institutions, Toronto Star, July 22, 2021
West speaks to CBC about provincial emergency measures potentially getting more restrictive during COVID-19 pandemic, CBC, March 21, 2020
West discusses the failure to investigate sexual misconduct allegation against Vance in 2018, Hill Times, May 3, 2021