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Canada: Implementation of International Human Rights Treaties in Canada | Briefing Note
31/03/2014
Full PDF Version Implementation of international human rights treaties in Canada Briefing note 1 March 2014 Catherine Morris This briefing note explains Canada’s legal responsibility to implement and enforce international human rights treaties at every level of the country. It … [Read more...]
Canada: Trinity Western University – Covenant and a Law School | Letter
28/03/2014
Full PDF Version March 28, 2014 BY EMAIL jvarro@lsuc.on.ca TWU Submissions Policy Secretariat Law Society of Upper Canada Osgoode Hall 130 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5H 2N6 Dear Sirs/Mesdames: Re: Trinity Western University – Covenant and a Law School We write … [Read more...]
LRWC Submissions Re: Trinity Western University Accreditation | Letter
05/03/2014
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Canada: Letter Regarding Accreditation of Trinity Western University School of Law | Letter
21/01/2014
2014-01-21--letter to BC Law Society Canada: A group of human rights organizations is calling on the Law Society of BC to ensure a public and transparent process for determining whether to approve or reject accreditation for Trinity WesternUniversity’s proposed law school. At issue are … [Read more...]
International Right to Legal Aid in Relation to the British Columbia Missing Women Commission of Inquiry | Report
03/12/2013
Full PDF Version This summary of Canada’s international law duties to provide legal aid arising from provisions of United Nations and Organization of American States treaties was prepared for an investigation by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women … [Read more...]
The Omar Khadr Case: A Reality Check | Event
18/11/2013
Full PDF Version Talk by: Dennis Edney Q.C. Date: December 5, 2013 Time: 7 - 9 PM Place: Simon Fraser University, Room 1700, Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver Dennis Edney Q.C. will explain the facts and law behind plans to challenge the … [Read more...]
Presentation to James Anaya, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | Presentation
28/10/2013
Full PDF Version Presentation to James Anaya, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 10 October 2013 My comments are focused on past, continuing and present violations of the rights of First Nations people to equality and non-discrimination and the need for … [Read more...]
Canadian Jurisprudence Regarding the Right to Legal Aid | Report
02/09/2013
Full PDF Version Canadian Jurisprudence Regarding the Right to Legal Aid Prepared by Erika Heinrich, B.Com., J.D. Introduction: 1. In recent years, the decline of legal aid funding in Canada[1] has renewed interest in access to justice and whether there is a constitutional right to … [Read more...]
Canada: Indigenous Law as a Solution to Resource Conflict in Treaty 8 | Video
04/06/2013
In this 4-part series, Caleb Behn examines conflict and environmental degradation associated with natural gas extraction in Treaty 8 in northeastern BC which sits atop the second largest hydrocarbon deposit in the world. Mr. Behn discusses the ramifications of a number of threatening factors: a … [Read more...]
Canada: Oral Intervention at the UN Human Rights Council on Legal Aid in Canada | Statement
30/05/2013
PDF Version | UN Webcast (see 7 at 00:19:45) Item: Item 3 Interactive Dialogue Speaker: Paulo de Tarso Lugon Arantes Date: Thursday, 30 May 2013 Re: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Oral Statement to the 23rd Session of the UN Human Rights … [Read more...]
