Has the battle for women's rights been won? As Niki van der Gaag points out, “it is easy to forget just how recently so many women's rights have been won; and how many women still face violations of their rights on a...
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Author:van der Gaag, NikkiSummary: -
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...
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Author:Jones, CarwynSummary:Legal traditions respond to social and economic environments. Māori author and legal scholar Carwyn Jones provides a timely examination of how the resolution of land claims in New Zealand has affected Māori law and the challenges faced...
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Author:Moon, Richard J.Summary:Law and Religious Pluralism in Canada seeks to elucidate the complex and often uneasy relationship between law and religion in democracies committed both to equal citizenship and religious pluralism. Leading socio-legal scholars...
- Author:Schweitzer, DonSummary:
How can churches carry out their commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples? Honouring the Declaration provides academic resources to help The United Church of Canada and other Canadian...
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Author:McDonald, Shirley A., Barnetson, Bob, Broadway, Michael J., Bucklaschuk, Jill, Contractor, Delna, Dunlop, Darlene A., Hambly (Takasugi), Brynna, Hamm, Zane, Kennett, Paul, Koshan, Jennifer, Lau, C. F. Andrew, Martinelli, J. Graham, McIntyre, Robin C., Medeiros, Nelson, Preibisch, Kerry, Rolfe, Heidi, Tomic, Patricia, Trumper, Ricardo, Turner, Kay ElizabethSummary:Bill 6, the government of Alberta’s contentious farm workers’ safety legislation, sparked public debate as no other legislation has done in recent years. The Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act provides a right to work...
- Author:Innes, Robert AlexanderSummary:
In the pre-reserve era, Aboriginal bands in the northern plains were relatively small multicultural communities that actively maintained fluid and inclusive membership through traditional kinship practices. These practices were governed...
