The author recounts with warmth, humour and insight, his journey from the family shack in Vancouver to a downtown law practice and twenty-six years on the bench of the Vancouver criminal division of the provincial court. He has observed...
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Author:Craig, Wallace GilbySummary: - Author:Summary:
The concept of environmental justice has evolved over the past two decades to offer a new direction for social movements, public policy, and public planning. Researchers worldwide now position social equity as a building block for...
- Author:Public Legal Education Association of SaskatchewanSummary:
Please note: legislation affecting adults in special-care homes may vary significantly from province to province. If you are looking for this information for a province other than Saskatchewan, please ...
- Author:Boghosian, HeidiSummary:
"Everyone of us is under the omniscient magnifying glass of the government and corporate spies... . How do we respond to this smog of surveillance' Start by reading Spying on Democracy: Government Surveillance, Corporate Power...
- Author:Goldstein, BrandtSummary:
The David vs. Goliath story of the unflagging Yale Law School students who in 1992 fought the U.S. Government all the way to the Supreme Court. In 1992, three hundred innocent Haitian men, women, and children who had qualified for...
- Author:Hunt, Dallas, Starblanket, GinaSummary:
Storying Violence explores the 2018 murder of Colten Boushie and the subsequent trial of Gerald Stanley. Through an analysis of relevant socio-political narratives in the prairies and scholarship on settler colonialism, the authors...
- Author:Paddock, LisaSummary:
Gives you the scoop on how the Court reaches its decisions Get involved and track a case through the system This fun and easy guide demystifies the federal court system by describing what kinds of cases the justices hear, outlining how...
- Author:Dodek, Adam, McLachlin, The Right Honourable Beverley, Johnston Governor General of Canada, DavidSummary:
The Hill Times: Best Books of 2016 A new, expanded edition of the first-ever primer on Canada’s Constitution — for anyone who wants to understand the supreme law of the land. The Canadian Constitution makes Canada’s Constitution...
- Author:Covell, Katherine, Howe, R. Brian, Blokhuis, J.C.Summary:
More than a quarter of a century has passed since Canada promised to recognize and respect the rights of children under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Ratification of the Convention cannot, however, guarantee...
- Author:Sandford, Robert William, Harford, Deborah, O'Riordan, Dr. JonSummary:
Provocative, passionate and populist, RMB Manifestos are short and concise non-fiction books of literary, critical, and cultural studies. The Columbia River Treaty ratification in 1964 created the largest hydropower project in North...
- Author:Mangan, MikeSummary:
Comprehensive trusted guide written in plain language. Full of examples and easy to understand explanations of complex issue. A favourite resource for property managers, strata council members and lawyers.
- Author:Geist, MichaelSummary:
In the summer of 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada issued rulings on five copyright cases in a single day. The cases represent a seismic shift in Canadian copyright law, with the Court providing an unequivocal affirmation that copyright...
- Author:Gardner, Erle StanleySummary:
The creator of Perry Mason's Edgar Award-winning account of miscarriages of justice, wrongful convictions, legal battles, and landmark reversals. In 1945, Erle Stanley Gardner, noted attorney and author of the popular Perry Mason...
- Author:Bellefontaine, LaurieSummary:
- Author:Newman, Dwight GSummary:
"[W]hen precisely does a duty to consult arise? The foundation of the duty in the Crown's honour and the goal of reconciliation suggest that the duty arises when the Crown has knowledge, real or constructive, of the potential existence...
- Author:Capra, Fritjof, Mattei, UgoSummary:
Extraordinary author team: Fritjof Capra is the bestselling author of The Tao of Physics and The Web of Life, and Ugo Mattei is a distinguished professor holding chairs at Hastings College of the Law and the University of Turin....
- Author:McCormick, PeterSummary:
The End of the Charter Revolution explores the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, beginning with a general background history, followed by a survey of the significant changes brought about as Charter decisions were made. The book...
- Author:Mussinelli, CristinaSummary:
The importance of accessible digital publishing and an enhanced presence in European markets for Canadian publishers cannot be overstated. Discover the opportunities and challenges the European Accessibility Act presents for exporting...
- Author:Hazlett, Thomas W.Summary:
"There is little dispute that the Internet should continue as an open platform," notes the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Yet, in a curious twist of logic, the agency has moved to discontinue the legal regime...
- Author:Valverde, Mariana, Springer, JaneSummary:
"[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take ownership of the situations and problems previous generations have left them." -- Globe and Mail Most...
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