How post-9/11 anti-terror laws have limited free speech in Canada and abroad
Following the events of 9/11, rashly conceived anti-terror laws were introduced that put civil liberties at risk, and eliminated ...
Originally conceived to encourage reading and writing within the prison system, this unique collection gives a dramatic voice to 12 convicts-cum-authors who expose the intimate details of their lives ...
Victims of sexual assault or abuse may feel that they face insurmountable obstacles to recovery or the pursuit of justice. The goal of this book is to facilitate their emotional and psychological journey ...
In Governing with the Charter, James Kelly clearly demonstrates that our current democratic deficit is not the result of the Supreme Court’s judicial activism. On the contrary, an activist framers’ ...
Over the past decade or so, Canada’s criminal justice system has had to deal with escalating numbers of mentally disordered offenders.
At the provincial level, a number of provinces have implemented ...
The colour of justice in Canada is largely driven by stereotypical assumptions about crime and those who commit it. Over the last few years, the use of race, ethnicity, and religion as indicators of suspicion ...
Lois Harder is associate professor, political science, University of Alberta.
Steve Patten is associate professor, political science, University of Alberta.
Stephanie Hayman is senior lecturer, criminology, Kingston University, UK.
If you feel overwhelmed and intimidated each time you are asked to research a legal question involving the civil law of Québec, help is on the way. The Civil Code of Québec in Chart Form, by Denis Le ...