Civil Rights

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From The Right to Think Otherwise From: Academic Freedom in Conflict View James Lorimer and Company	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, …	Mark A. Gabbert	27	2014	$2.70 Add
From The Shrinking of the Public and Private Spaces of the Poor From: Disorderly People View Fernwood Publishing		Janet Mosher	13	2002	$1.30 Add
From The Significance of Section 7 From: Fundamental Justice View Irwin Law Inc.	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 …	Hamish Stewart	8	2012	$0.80 Add
From NEW! The Spirit Lives On: Recognition, An Apology and Settlement From: The Spirit of Africville View Formac Publishing	This chapter outlines the impacts of Halifax’s destruction of Africville in the 1960s, and how advocates went on to challenge municipal neglect, eventually earning official apologies.	The Africville Genealogy Society	7	2026	$0.70 Add
From NEW! The Struggle Continues : The People of Afriville Keep On From: The Spirit of Africville View Formac Publishing	This chapter covers Halifax’s reconciliation efforts concerning Africville, including offering a public apology and paying for a rebuilt community church now used as a museum. It also …	The Africville Genealogy Society	4	2026	$0.40 Add
From The Supreme Court Has Spoken From: Gay Marriage View James Lorimer and Company	The Supreme Court’s decision in 2004 and answers to the four questions presented by the federal government are examined	Benjamin Waterhouse; Louisa Blair; Robert Chodos; Sylvain Larocque	20	2006	$2.00 Add
From The Supreme Court on Trial From: Supreme Court on Trial View Irwin Law Inc.	Outline of the debate over judicial activism in relation to the manner in which the Supreme Court of Canada has interpreted the Charter.	Kent Roach	13	2016	$1.30 Add
From The Theory of Quasi-constitutionality From: Quasi-constitutional Laws of Canada View Irwin Law Inc.	Chapter 4 examines the theoretical basis of quasi-constitutionality and its relationship to the Constitution.	John Helis	61	2018	$6.10 Add
From The Turning Point From: Gay Marriage View James Lorimer and Company	Examines the BC Court of Appeal decision in 2003 and order a stay of application just as the Ontario courts did and how this tipped the scales in favour of same-sex marriage at the federal level. …	Benjamin Waterhouse; Louisa Blair; Robert Chodos; Sylvain Larocque	19	2006	$1.90 Add
From Toleration and the Reconciliation of Conflicting Rights From: Balancing Competing Human Rights Claims in a Diverse Society View Irwin Law Inc.	Analysis of how the philosophy of John Locke might influence the accommodation of religious diversity in the face of competing claims of conscience.	Stephen L Newman	18	2012	$1.80 Add
From Trial Diary From: Cruel Arithmetic View Irwin Law Inc.	Discusses the trial of the Polygamy Reference case, focusing in particular on the different stages of the trial and the different individuals involved with the trial, such as survivors and expert …	Craig Jones	113	2012	$11.30 Add
From University-Industry Relations in the United States: Serving Private Interests From: Academic Freedom in Conflict View James Lorimer and Company	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 …	Risa L. Lieberwitz	28	2014	$2.80 Add
From NEW! What Are Disability Rights? From: About Canada: Disability Rights View Fernwood Publishing	In the first chapter, What Are Disability Rights?, the author introduces the topic of disability rights through case studies. The author explains the "social model of disability" in …	Deborah Stienstra	8	2020	$0.80 Add
From NEW! What Do People With Disabilities Need to Enjoy Disability Rights From: About Canada: Disability Rights View Fernwood Publishing	The fifth chapter looks at the logical next step, at the gap between what people with disabilities in Canada actually experience, and what they could experience if their disability rights were …	Deborah Stienstra	22	2020	$2.20 Add
From NEW! When People With Disabilities Fall Through the Cracks From: About Canada: Disability Rights View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter three explores what happens when people with disabilities fall through the cracks of governmental and societal support through the use of several case studies. The chapter then unpacks …	Deborah Stienstra	15	2020	$1.50 Add
From Human Rights The impossible dream From: The United Nations in the 21st Century View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter details how the UN navigates a divided world in it’s efforts to implement the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.	Douglas Roche	9	2015	$0.90 Add