The 2008 annual meeting convened in Ottawa, Canada from November 13, 2008 to November 15, 2008 at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier.
The meeting was sponsored by the University of Ottawa, the Osgoode Society, and Carlton University.
The Plenary Lecture was delivered by Honourable Madam Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella, the Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.