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The Art Of Persuasion: International/Comparative Human Rights, The Supreme Court Of Canada And The Reconstitution Of The Canadian Security Certificate Regime, Graham Hudson
PhD Dissertations
In this dissertation, the author explores the jurisprudential foundations of the “relevant and persuasive” doctrine, which authorizes Canadian judges to rely on international and comparative human rights when interpreting the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Viewed in its best light, this doctrine improves respect for human rights in two distinct ways: securing Canada’s compliance with its international human rights obligations and enhancing the responsiveness of state law to the global and multicultural context of Canadian society. However, actual jurisprudence suggests that the doctrine has helped undermine principles of respect for constitutional supremacy and respect for international law, in part because …
Informe De La Comisión De Verdad, Honduras: La Voz Más Autorizada Es La De Las Víctimas, Elsie Monge Yoder, Luis Carlos Nieto García, Mirna Antonieta Perla Jiménez, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Nora Cortiñas, Craig M. Scott, François Houtart, Francisco José Aguilar, Helen Umaña, Fausto Milla
Informe De La Comisión De Verdad, Honduras: La Voz Más Autorizada Es La De Las Víctimas, Elsie Monge Yoder, Luis Carlos Nieto García, Mirna Antonieta Perla Jiménez, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Nora Cortiñas, Craig M. Scott, François Houtart, Francisco José Aguilar, Helen Umaña, Fausto Milla
Commissioned Reports, Studies and Public Policy Documents
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Post-9/11 Lawyers, Trevor C. W. Farrow
Post-9/11 Lawyers, Trevor C. W. Farrow
Articles & Book Chapters
Based on notes made by the author during a visit to the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan.