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Book Review: Privatization, Law, And The Challenge To Feminism, By Brenda Cossman And Judy Fudge (Eds), Dorothy E. Chunn Oct 2003

Book Review: Privatization, Law, And The Challenge To Feminism, By Brenda Cossman And Judy Fudge (Eds), Dorothy E. Chunn

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Book Review: Indigenous Peoples And Governance Structures: A Comparative Analysis Of Land And Resource Management Rights, By Garth Nettheim, Gary D. Meyers And Donna Craig, Benjamin J. Richardson Oct 2003

Book Review: Indigenous Peoples And Governance Structures: A Comparative Analysis Of Land And Resource Management Rights, By Garth Nettheim, Gary D. Meyers And Donna Craig, Benjamin J. Richardson

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Compendium: Recent Graduate Student Dissertation And Thesis Abstracts, Anonymous Oct 2003

Compendium: Recent Graduate Student Dissertation And Thesis Abstracts, Anonymous

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Book Review: [Ab]Using Power: The Canadian Experience, By Susan C. Boyd, Dorothy E. Chunn And Robert Menzies (Eds), Afshan Ali Apr 2003

Book Review: [Ab]Using Power: The Canadian Experience, By Susan C. Boyd, Dorothy E. Chunn And Robert Menzies (Eds), Afshan Ali

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Reflections On Civil Liberties In An Age Of Counterterrorism, Conor Gearty Apr 2003

Reflections On Civil Liberties In An Age Of Counterterrorism, Conor Gearty

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

This article examines the historical origins of civil liberties and shows their importance to systems of government rooted in the principles of representative democracy. It argues that the subject of civil liberties needs to be distinguished from issues related to criminal justice and human rights, and that too broad a deployment of the language of civil liberties can lead to the importance of civil liberties being underappreciated by the wider public. The article considers how the integrity of the language of civil liberties and the representative system of democracy as a whole can be preserved in the face of the …


No Exit: Racial Profiling And Canada's War Against Terrorism, Reem Bahdi Apr 2003

No Exit: Racial Profiling And Canada's War Against Terrorism, Reem Bahdi

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

After September 11, 2001, some scholars and policy-makers promoted the racial profiling of Arabs and Muslims as a means towards greater national security. While racial profiling has not been officially sanctioned in Canada, it attracts popular support and undeniably takes place. The first part of this article identifies three different categories of racial profiling in the context of Canada's War against Terrorism. The second part identifies the problems associated with racial profiling. It argues that racial profiling undermines national security while also heightening the vulnerability and exclusion of Arabs, Muslims, and other racialized groups in Canada.


Civil Disobedience And The Law: The Role Of Legal Professionals, James Macpherson Apr 2003

Civil Disobedience And The Law: The Role Of Legal Professionals, James Macpherson

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

Discusses the role of judges when cases of civil disobedience are brought before the court.


Book Review: Policing And Punishment In London, 1660-1750: Urban Crime And The Limits Of Terror, By John M. Beattie, Jim Phillips Jan 2003

Book Review: Policing And Punishment In London, 1660-1750: Urban Crime And The Limits Of Terror, By John M. Beattie, Jim Phillips

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Book Review: Torture As Tort: Comparative Perspectives On The Development Of Transnational Human Rights Litigation, By Craig Scott (Ed), François Larocque, Mark C. Power Jan 2003

Book Review: Torture As Tort: Comparative Perspectives On The Development Of Transnational Human Rights Litigation, By Craig Scott (Ed), François Larocque, Mark C. Power

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

No abstract provided.