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Mandatory Retirement: Termination At 65 Is Ended, But Exceptions Linger On, Anthony F. Sheppard
Mandatory Retirement: Termination At 65 Is Ended, But Exceptions Linger On, Anthony F. Sheppard
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In employment law, mandatory retirement ("MR") is the compulsory termination of employment as a result of the employee having reached a specified age. In legal circles, MR is regarded as retirement rather than dismissal, though an individual who wishes to continue to work beyond a specified age might disagree. The elimination of MR in British Columbia resulted from the deletion of five little words in the definition of "age" in section 1 of the British Columbia Human Rights Code, RSBC 1996, c 210 (BCHRC). Section 1 of the BCHRC formerly defined "age" as meaning "an age of 19 years or …
Humanitarian Assistance And The Private Security Debate: An International Humanitarian Law Perspective, Benjamin Perrin
Humanitarian Assistance And The Private Security Debate: An International Humanitarian Law Perspective, Benjamin Perrin
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The changing nature of armed conflict has had a dramatic impact on the security risks facing humanitarian personnel. Historically, the safety of humanitarian aid delivery was secured through the consent of the relevant Parties to the conflict. However, non-international ethnically-motivated armed conflicts, failed and failing states, and insurgency-based warfare have fundamentally challenged the viability of this traditional security paradigm. In confronting today's complex security climate, humanitarian organizations are faced with a diverse menu of alternatives to enhance their security. The debate over armed protection that has sharply divided the humanitarian community is explored in this paper, including a critique of …