Articles

Five diverse lawyers come together in one article to share their enthusiasm behind human rights, volunteering, and working together as the driving forces of the Equality Effect - the headline organization for the CCLHR Section's upcoming October 14 event.

A look at our first event of the 2014-2015 year and the questions that came out of the discussion.

A re-cap of the joint event on gender diversity and gender expression hosted on June 2,2014 by the Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights section with SOGIC.

A recap of the OBA's March 4, 2014 program addressing the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Canada v Bedford, a decision declaring three provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada that criminalize various activities related to prostitution as unconstitutional.

Issues relating to accessible justice permeate all aspects of the law, and have increasingly become the focus of administrative labour tribunals over the past decade.

It is surprising, even shocking, to learn that Canadians continue to face barriers to exercising their fundamental right to vote.

I disagree with several aspects of Mr. Copeland’s analysis of the Almrei decision. Despite Mr. Copeland’s assertion to the contrary, Mosley J.’s comments in paragraph 506 can only be understood as reference to rehabilitation.

A caveat at the outset of my comments: I represented Hassan Almrei on his third detention review, held before Justice Lemieux, and I was one of the special advocates for Mr. Almrei on the reasonableness hearing held before Justice Mosley which is the focus of the article...

As the Supreme Court recognized in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Singh, “public safety and national security [are] the most serious concerns of government.” Combating the threat of transnational terrorism presents a particular set of challenges for democratic governments.

Many lawyers and activists contemplate alternatives for advancing social justice through law. The topic was one of the issues addressed at the OBA 8th Annual Conference on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.