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Protecting Equality And Human Dignity: Allowing Same-Sex Marriage, Stacey R. Jessiman
Protecting Equality And Human Dignity: Allowing Same-Sex Marriage, Stacey R. Jessiman
Stacey R Jessiman
This March 1996 paper argues that the common law prohibition of same sex marriage violates rights protected by both the Charter and Human Rights legislation and is inappropriate in Canadian pluralistic modern society. First, this paper argues that the common law prohibition of same-sex marriage discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation and violates parties’ constitutional right to equality protected by s.15(1) of the Charter. Second, it argues that the common law rule violates s.7 of the Charter in that it encroaches on the right to liberty of same-sex partners by insulting their dignity as human beings. Third, it argues …
Rising Temperatures: Rising Tides, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson
Rising Temperatures: Rising Tides, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson
Prof. Elizabeth Burleson
Transboundary environmental problems do not distinguish between political boundaries. Global warming is expected to cause thermal expansion of water and melt glaciers. Both are predicted to lead to a rise in sea level. We must enlarge our paradigms to encompass a global reality and reliance upon global participation.
Women (Under)Development : The Relevance Of The "Right To Development" To Poor Women Of Color In The United States, Hope Lewis
Hope Lewis
This essay, written during a time of Clinton-era welfare reform, was an attempt to reimagine South-North roles. What if "right to development" analysis were applied to poor women of color living in the United States? Some see the right to development as an anachronism in the face of the apparent globalization of market-based economic development. However, “development” in the narrow form of a thriving industrial sector, reliable infrastructure, and steady economic growth, remains beyond the reach of many nations - particularly the poorest African nations. More important, the broader goals of human development - access to basic needs and an …
Reflections On Industrial Relations, Reinhold Fahlbeck
Reflections On Industrial Relations, Reinhold Fahlbeck
Reinhold Fahlbeck
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Torture By Means Of Rape, Evelyn Aswad
George Bush's America Meets Dante's Inferno: The Americans With Disabilities Act In Prison, Ira P. Robbins
George Bush's America Meets Dante's Inferno: The Americans With Disabilities Act In Prison, Ira P. Robbins
Ira P. Robbins