Civil Rights

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University-Industry Relations in the United States: Serving Private Interests

From: Academic Freedom in Conflict

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Risa L. Lieberwitz traces some of the history of the tightening university-industry embrace and explores the actual merger of university and corporate interests in the case of the Cornell … 28 $2.80 Add
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A Human Right — Or Is It?

From: Gay Marriage

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Examines the 2005 debate on Bill C-38 in the house of commons and the arguments made by the leaders of the political parties ; 19 $1.90 Add
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Competing Rights in Context

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities

From: Balancing Competing Human Rights Claims in a Diverse Society

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Description of types of competing rights claims arising in the context of disability rights, and responses that have been made to such competing claims. 20 $2.00 Add
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Emerging Human Rights Institutions

The Case of Museums in a Human Rights Culture

From: 14 Arguments in Favour of Human Rights Institutions

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Discussion of the potential of cultural institutions to bridge the gap between inspiration and cynicism found in human rights discourses. ; 20 $2.00 Add
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Indigenous Peoples and the Canadian Constitution

From: Constitutional Law, 5/e

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Analysis of the nature, sources and constitutional status of indigenous rights. ; ; 44 $4.40 Add
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Judicial Activism and Democratic Dialogue

From: Supreme Court on Trial

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Discussion of how the Charter has avoided judicial supremacy through justifiable limits in s. 1 and legislative override in s. 33. 9 $0.90 Add
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Protecting the Integrity of Academic Work in Corporate Collaborations

From: Academic Freedom in Conflict

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I point out examples of the corporate undermining of scientific inquiry, review studies on the extent to which universities have compromised their academic integrity in corporate collaborations, … 16 $1.60 Add
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R v. Oakes, 1986

From: The Court and the Charter

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In striking down a section of the Narcotic Control Act that presumed possession for the purpose of trafficking, the Supreme Court of Canada established a test to determine whether a limit on a … ; ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Rights in the Criminal Process

From: Charter of Rights and Freedoms 6/e

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Analysis of how the Charter has affected criminal proceedings, particularly in relation to the concept of fundamental justice, unreasonable search and seizure, arbitrary detention and … ; 60 $6.00 Add
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Sleeping Rough and Shooting Up

Taking British columbia's Urban Justice Issues to Court

From: Advancing Social Rights in Canada

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Examination of two British Columbia cases to emphasize the importance of both the urban context of modern social justice struggles and the acknowledgement that rights have spatial dimensions and … 29 $2.90 Add
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Dialogue in Practice: 2001–2016

From: Supreme Court on Trial

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Discussion of whether dialogue between the courts and legislatures fits the practice of judicial review under the Charter. 48 $4.80 Add
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Equality

From: Charter of Rights and Freedoms 6/e

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Review of how the Supreme Court has provided a general framework for analyzing equality rights under the Charter, and how the courts have dealt with particular types of discrimination, such as … ; 53 $5.30 Add
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Giving and Taking Offense

Civility, Respect, and Academic Freedom

From: Academic Freedom in Conflict

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Jamie Cameron concludes the book with an examination of the implications for academic freedom of the growing movement for civil discourse. She examines American and Canadian university respectful … 25 $2.50 Add
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Intellectual Property

The Promise and Risk of Human Rights

From: Intellectual Property for the 21st Century

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The intersection of intellectual property and human rights is a relatively new site in the search for balance in intellectual property law and policy. Although this intersection opens up … 22 $2.20 Add
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It’s the Law — Finally

From: Gay Marriage

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Fully examines the parliamentary process of enacting Bill C-38 ; 29 $2.90 Add
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R. v. Mills, 1999

From: The Court and the Charter

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A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada held that provisions of the Criminal Code governing the production of private records to an accused in sexual offence proceedings did not violate the … ; ; ; 14 $1.40 Add