Barbara Louise Jackman (born October 23, 1950) is a

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lawyer specializing in immigration and refugee law, with particular emphasis on cases involving national security, domestic and international human rights issues, torture and other cruel or unusual punishment, allegations of membership in and/or support of terrorist organizations, the rights and protections afforded by the ''

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'', and Canada's responsibilities under international treaties. She has been described as being one of Canada's most effective advocates for immigration and refugee rights. Jackman received her undergraduate degree from the

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in 1972, her LL.B. from the

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in 1976, and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1978. She has been awarded honorary Doctor of Laws degrees by the

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in June 2007, by the

in June 2010, and by the University of Ottawa in June 2016. She is actively involved in law reform, and has provided evidence before Standing Committees on Citizenship and Immigration of the House of Commons of Canada as well as proceedings before the

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regarding the '' Anti-terrorism Act, S.C. 2001, c.41'', the Canadian special advocate system, and the effects of Canadian law on people involved in national security status proceedings, including

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Mahmoud Jaballah ) is an Egyptian who has been detained in Canada without charge on a "security certificate" since August 2001 due to his association with members of al-Jihad.Mohammad Zeki Mahjoub ) (also ''Abu Ibrahim'', ''Mahmoud Shaker'') is an Egyptian national who was arrested in May 2000 on a security certificate for his alleged membership in the Vanguards of Conquest. Although he has not been charged in Canada,Adelman, Howard21st C ...

. She has also authored several publications which speak to issues of reform of the Canadian refugee determination system.

Significant cases

Jackman is in private practice, and has acted on behalf of parties or intervenors in a number of leading ''

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'' cases before the

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, as well as other landmark cases concerning other aspects of immigration and refugee matters. In recent years, she has been heavily involved in proceedings relating to national security issues, including

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s and the ''

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'' and ''Iacobucci'' Commissions of Inquiry, regarding the actions of Canadian officials leading to the detention and torture of

Maher Arar Maher Arar ( ar, ماهر عرار) (born 1970) is a telecommunications engineer with dual Syrian and Canadian citizenship who has resided in Canada since 1987. Arar was detained during a layover at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Septe ...

Ahmad El-Maati Ahmad Abou El-Maati ( ar, أحمد أبو المعاطي) (born October 1, 1964) is a Canadian citizen who was arrested, tortured, and detained for two and a half years in Syrian and Egyptian prisons, as a result of deficient information sharing by ...

Muayyed Nureddin An Iraqi-born Canadian geologist, CBCCanadian geologist who was tortured in Syria February 25, 2004 Muayyed Nureddin (مؤيد نورالدين), was imprisoned and tortured in similar circumstances to Maher Arar in Syria.http://www.cbc.ca/thecurren ...

and

Abdullah Almalki Abdullah Almalki (born 1971) is a Canadian engineer who was imprisoned and tortured for two years in a Syrian jail after Canadian officials falsely indicated to the Syrian authorities and other countries that he was a terrorist threat. Almalki h ...

in Syria and Egypt. She has also argued several seminal motions related to stays of deportation at the Federal Court of Appeal, which are included in the Court's Common List of Authorities Some of Jackman's more recent high-profile cases include representing

, detained under Canada's controversial

legislation, as well as representing British politician

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after he was forbidden to enter Canada in March 2009. She was appointed to the Order Of Canada in 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackman, Barbara 1950 births Living people University of Windsor alumni University of Toronto Faculty of Law alumni Lawyers in Ontario Members of the Order of Canada Canadian civil rights lawyers Women civil rights activists Immigration lawyers Canadian women lawyers