James speaking on CBC Radio’s ‘Ideas’ at Dalhousie Law School in Halifax in February 2023.
James has been hosted to give talks, presentations, and testimony by bodies such as:
- American Bar Association (ABA) – International Law Section
- Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers (CALL)
- Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL)
- International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
- Law Union of Ontario
- National Academy of Arbitrators (NAARB)
- Runnymede Society
- Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
- UN Forum on Business and Human Rights
- Union internationale des avocats (UIA)
James is especially passionate about the importance of cultivating future generations of advocates, and is committed to speaking to student audiences as much as possible. In this respect he has spoken at educational institutions such as:
- English – Columbia University; Dalhousie University; Georgetown University; Harvard University; Irish Centre for Human Rights, University of Galway; University of British Columbia; University of Chicago; University of Maryland; University of Washington
- French – Université de Montréal; Université Laval