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Fostering Equity And Diversity In The Nova Scotia Legal Profession, Douglas G. Ruck, Craig M. Garson, Robert G. Mackeigan, Carol A. Aylward, Innis Christie, Cora States, Candy Palmater, Douglas Keefe, Margaret Macdonald, Burnley A. (Rocky) Jones, Heidi Marshall, Heather Mcneill, Kelvin Gilpin, Judith Ferguson
Fostering Equity And Diversity In The Nova Scotia Legal Profession, Douglas G. Ruck, Craig M. Garson, Robert G. Mackeigan, Carol A. Aylward, Innis Christie, Cora States, Candy Palmater, Douglas Keefe, Margaret Macdonald, Burnley A. (Rocky) Jones, Heidi Marshall, Heather Mcneill, Kelvin Gilpin, Judith Ferguson
Innis Christie Collection
The Province of Nova Scotia has, for many years, attempted, through a variety of means, to address issues of diversity and affirmative action. However, despite the lessons of history there are still those who question the need for programs and policies that promote, encourage and enforce equality. Even though significant advances have been made on many fronts Nova Scotia continues to struggle with issues of inequality. As with many problems faced by society acknowledging the existence of the problem is the first step towards developing solutions.
Connecting Grounds Of Discrimination To Real People's Real Experiences, Dianne Pothier
Connecting Grounds Of Discrimination To Real People's Real Experiences, Dianne Pothier
Dianne Pothier Collection
From the outset, the prevailing approach to human rights statutes in Canada has been predicated on a closed list of prohibited grounds of discrimination. The early drafts of s. 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms likewise had a closed list of enumerated grounds, but the final version qualifies those grounds as "in particular", opening the door for a broader application of s. 15. Nonetheless, the Supreme Court of Canada, with the exception of Justice L'Heureux-Dube, has insisted that establishing a prohibited ground, either enumerated or analogous, is a requisite condition to a s. 15 breach. In the …
Retrieving The Rejected Stone: Rethinking The Marginalization Of The Economic, Social And Cultural Rights Under The African Charter On Human And Peoples' Rights, Shedrack Chukwuemeka Agbakwa
Retrieving The Rejected Stone: Rethinking The Marginalization Of The Economic, Social And Cultural Rights Under The African Charter On Human And Peoples' Rights, Shedrack Chukwuemeka Agbakwa
LLM Theses
The 'African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights' is unique in its conceptualization of rights. Among other things, it provides in a single document a core of both economic, social and cultural rights, as well as civil and political rights. However, the 'Charter's' Preamble clearly demonstrates where the emphasis of the document lies. The 'African Charter' asserts a belief that the satisfaction of economic, social and cultural rights is a guarantee for the enjoyment of civil and political rights. Given the grave economic problems facing Africa, the emphasis on economic, social and cultural rights as a precondition for the enjoyment …
Redressing The Imbalances: Rethinking The Judicial Role After R. V. R.D.S., Richard Devlin Frsc, Dianne Pothier
Redressing The Imbalances: Rethinking The Judicial Role After R. V. R.D.S., Richard Devlin Frsc, Dianne Pothier
Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
The decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. R.D.S. dealt with whether a trial judge's comments, about the interactions between police officers and "non-white groups", gave rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias in the circumstances. They strongly criticize the contrary ruling of the dissent as inappropriately drawing a false dichotomy between decisions based on evidence and decisions based on evidence and decision based on generalizations, and as improperly ignoring social context with an unwarranted confidence in the ideology of colour blindness. While more supportive of the majority's analysis, the authors also find cause for concern, with …