▁County ▁of ▁Car leton ▁Law ▁Association . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁she ▁remains ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Institute ▁for ▁the ▁Administration ▁of ▁Justice . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Court ▁and ▁Member ▁ex ▁offic io ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁Mart ial ▁App e al ▁Court ▁of ▁Canada ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁R uling ▁regarding ▁N ure m berg ▁Princi ple ▁IV ▁ ▁Justice ▁M act av ish ▁has ▁taken ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁hearing ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁well ▁public ized ▁cases : ▁those ▁of ▁Jer emy ▁Hin z man ▁and ▁Robin ▁Long . ▁They ▁were ▁both ▁Ira q ▁War ▁Res ister s ▁who ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁international ▁law ▁N ure m berg ▁Princi ple ▁IV ▁put ▁them ▁under ▁legal ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁avoid ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ira q ▁and ▁the ▁Ira q ▁war . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁desert ion ▁which ▁they ▁would ▁face ▁if ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁they ▁applied ▁for ▁refuge e ▁status ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁When ▁M act av ish ▁ruled ▁against ▁Jer emy ▁Hin z man ' s ▁application ▁for ▁refuge e ▁status ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁there ▁was ▁the ▁following ▁press ▁coverage : ▁Cover age ▁included