Civil Rights

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The Ontario Human Rights Commission and the Framework for Mapping and Addressing Competing Human Rights

The Ontario Human Rights Commission and the Framework for Mapping and Addressing Competing Human Rights

From: 14 Arguments in Favour of Human Rights Institutions

Discussion of the policy of the Ontario Human Rights Commission to competing human rights claims. 23 $2.30 Add
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The Paris Principles Twenty Years After

The Paris Principles Twenty Years After

From: 14 Arguments in Favour of Human Rights Institutions

Discussion of the principles and criteria for the establishment and governance of National Human Rights Institutions declared in Paris in 1991. 16 $1.60 Add
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The Politics of Rights

The Politics of Rights

From: Perils and Possibilities

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The Primacy of Quasi-constitutional Legislation

The Primacy of Quasi-constitutional Legislation

From: Quasi-constitutional Laws of Canada

The focus of Chapter 3 is on the primacy of quasi-constitutional legislation, which concerns the influence of quasi-constitutional legislation on the interpretation of regular statutes. 62 $6.20 Add
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The Québec Human Rights Commission and the Construction of the Concept of Social Profiling

The Québec Human Rights Commission and the Construction of the Concept of Social Profiling

From: 14 Arguments in Favour of Human Rights Institutions

Discussion of the concept of social profiling generally, and social profiling in Montréal as a form of systemic discrimination induced by law enforcement authorities’ official … 30 $3.00 Add
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The Queen v. Big M Drug Mart Ltd., 1985

The Queen v. Big M Drug Mart Ltd., 1985

From: The Court and the Charter

The Supreme Court of Canada held that the true purpose of the Lord’s Day Act was to compel the observance of the Christian Sabbath and as such infringed on the freedom of conscience and … ; ; ; 9 $0.90 Add
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The Reconciliation of Legal Rights

The Reconciliation of Legal Rights

From: Balancing Competing Human Rights Claims in a Diverse Society

Proposal for rethinking the balancing of competing rights to a concept of reconciling interests and rights in tension. 23 $2.30 Add
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The Restriction and Accommodation of Religious Practices

The Restriction and Accommodation of Religious Practices

From: Freedom of Conscience and Religion

Review of 11 court decisions interpreting the freedom of religion clause of the Charter, plus a discussion of state regulation of religiously motivated discrimination; the Quebec Charter of … 73 $7.30 Add
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"The right to discriminate"

"The right to discriminate"

Kenneth Bell versus Carl McKay and the Ontario Human Rights Commission

From: Property on Trial

Examination of a Supreme Court of Canada decision arising from a human rights complaint based on racial discrimination in a landlord and tenant context. ; 40 $4.00 Add
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The Right to Safe Water and Crown-Aboriginal Fiduciary Law

The Right to Safe Water and Crown-Aboriginal Fiduciary Law

Litigating a Resolution to the Public Health Hazards of On-reserve Water Problems

From: Advancing Social Rights in Canada

Exploration of whether fiduciary law could allow Indigenous peoples living on reserves to gain consistent access to safe drinking water. 607 $60.70 Add
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The Right to Think Otherwise

The Right to Think Otherwise

From: Academic Freedom in Conflict

Mark Gabbert addresses the same issues, starting from a concern that “a too one-sided emphasis on professional norms risks having the effect of producing not critical minds but . . . well, … 27 $2.70 Add
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The Shrinking of the Public and Private Spaces of the Poor

The Shrinking of the Public and Private Spaces of the Poor

From: Disorderly People

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The Significance of Section 7

The Significance of Section 7

From: Fundamental Justice

Concludes by discussing the significance of section 7, looking at how it has opened up grounds for challenging state actions that would have otherwise been immune to review. A liberal-democratic … 8 $0.80 Add
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The Supreme Court Has Spoken

The Supreme Court Has Spoken

From: Gay Marriage

The Supreme Court’s decision in 2004 and answers to the four questions presented by the federal government are examined ; ; ; 20 $2.00 Add
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The Supreme Court on Trial

The Supreme Court on Trial

From: Supreme Court on Trial

Outline of the debate over judicial activism in relation to the manner in which the Supreme Court of Canada has interpreted the Charter. 13 $1.30 Add
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The Theory of Quasi-constitutionality

The Theory of Quasi-constitutionality

From: Quasi-constitutional Laws of Canada

Chapter 4 examines the theoretical basis of quasi-constitutionality and its relationship to the Constitution. 61 $6.10 Add