Civil Rights
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() 14 Arguments in Favour of Human Rights Institutions |
Today, many human rights commissions are threatened or are no longer in existence. This book argues in support of our human rights institutions, including the new Canadian Museum for Human … | Ken Norman; Lucie Lamarche; Shelagh Day | 447 | 2014 | View |
![]() About Canada: Disability Rights2nd Edition |
Including people with disabilities fully into Canadian society, with the rights enjoyed by non-disabled people, requires a fundamental social transformation, not simply “fixing” some … | Deborah Stienstra | 168 | 2020 | View |
![]() Academic Freedom in ConflictThe Struggle Over Free Speech Rights in the University |
For more than a century academics have had unique rights — to speak, teach, and write freely. Central to the case for academic freedom is that scholars must be able to voice their views … | James L Turk | 368 | 2014 | View |
![]() Advancing Social Rights in Canada |
Canada is at a crossroads. The gap between our national self-image as a country that respects human rights and the reality of socio-economic inequality and exclusion demands a re-engagement with … | Bruce Porter; Martha Jackman | 451 | 2014 | View |
![]() Balancing Competing Human Rights Claims in a Diverse SocietyInstitutions, Policy, Principles |
Published in Cooperation with the Ontario Human Rights Commission As societies around the world embrace diversity, certain challenges and tensions have become visible that were not fully … | Lesley Jacobs; Lorne Foster; Shaheen Azmi | 499 | 2012 | View |
![]() Charter of Rights and Freedoms 6/e |
Written by two of Canada’s leading constitutional scholars, no other Canadian book provides such an accessible yet thorough and objective account of the Canadian Charter of Rights and … | Kent Roach; Robert J. Sharpe | 537 | 2017 | View |
![]() Cruel ArithmeticInside the Case Against Polygamy |
For thirty years, lawyers, pundits, professors, and politicians had said that section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canada—the criminal prohibition of polygamy—was unconstitutional, a … | Craig Jones | 402 | 2012 | View |
![]() Freedom of Conscience and Religion |
When the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted in 1982, the first of its fundamental freedoms seemed less significant and less interesting than many of its other rights. However, … | Richard Moon | 239 | 2014 | View |
![]() Fundamental JusticeSection 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms |
Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides that “[e]veryone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except … | Hamish Stewart | 361 | 2012 | View |
![]() Gay MarriageThe Story of a Canadian Social Revolution |
A history of the fight for same-sex marriage in Canada. Few issues have dominated recent Canadian politics like the legalization of same-sex marriage. As a political correspondent for The … | Louisa Blair; Sylvain Larocque | 312 | 2006 | View |
![]() Quasi-constitutional Laws of Canada |
As the first book dedicated to quasi-constitutional laws in Canada, this work provides a much-needed overview of the elements that unite the various rights-protecting laws that have received this … | John Helis | 330 | 2018 | View |
![]() Religious Institutions and the Law in Canada 4/e |
This fourth revised edition is the leading Canadian legal text on the law relating to religious institutions. Previous editions have been frequently cited in and by all levels of Canadian courts … | M.H. Ogilvie | 511 | 2017 | View |
![]() Supreme Court on TrialJudicial Activism or Democratic Dialogue |
The Supreme Court of Canada has been accused of usurping Canadian democracy on a long list of divisive topics, including assisted dying, sex work, supervised injection sites, same-sex marriage, … | Kent Roach | 526 | 2016 | View |
![]() The Charter of Rights and Freedoms30+ years of decisions that shape Canadian life |
Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms has transformed Canadian life since it was adopted as part of the Canadian constitution in 1982. The Charter requires judges to make decisions on a … | Ian Greene | 440 | 2014 | View |
![]() The Court and the Charter |
This companion volume to The Court and the Constitution focuses specifically on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It features 36 cases that each include a concise introduction that provides … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 451 | 2017 | View |
From ![]() A Brief Historical Overview of Theories about the Relationship of Church and State |
This chapter provides an overview of theories about the relationship between church and state, from thinkers such as Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, John Calvin, in radical … | M.H. Ogilvie | 30 | 2017 | $3.00 Add |