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University Of Prince Edward Island Faculty Association V University Of Prince Edward Island, Innis Christie
University Of Prince Edward Island Faculty Association V University Of Prince Edward Island, Innis Christie
Innis Christie Collection
Member Grievance dated November 10, 2006, alleging that the Employer violated Article G1.3a) of the Collective Agreement between the parties, effective May 12, 2006 and expiring June 30, 2010, which the parties agreed is the Collective Agreement applicable here. In the Grievance the Union grieves "the Employer's violation of hiring procedures for sessional instructors", which resulted in the Grievor not being offered a sessional contract to teach [Retracted] for the Spring semester of the academic year 2006/7. The Union seeks a declaration that the Employer violated the Collective Agreement and an order that the Grievor be fully compensated for loss …
Utility And Rights In Common Law Reasoning: Rebalancing Private Law Through Constitutionalization, Hugh Collins
Utility And Rights In Common Law Reasoning: Rebalancing Private Law Through Constitutionalization, Hugh Collins
Dalhousie Law Journal
In the evolution of private law, legal reasoning has always confronted the fundamental problem of reconciling private interests with collective goods. Philosophers analyse this problem ofjustice in terms ofprotecting individual rights whilst at the same time maximizing utility or general welfare. The private law of tort, contract, and property rights that emerged in the nineteenth century provided a fortress of protections for individual rights, but the consequences for collective welfare were quickly found wanting. These consequences were addressed by the welfare state, regulation, and the separation of new spheres ofprivate law such as consumer law and labour lawfrom mainstream doctrine, …