Law: Human rights and civil liberties

Indigenous peoples in Canada are striving for greater economic prosperity and political self-determination.

The desire to erase the religions of Indigenous Peoples is an ideological fixture of the colonial project that marked the first century of Canada's nationhood.

The desire to erase the religions of Indigenous Peoples is an ideological fixture of the colonial project that marked the first century of Canada's nationhood.

Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ensures equality regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in Canada.

Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ensures equality regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in Canada.

Canadian news reports are riddled with accounts of Access to Information requests denied and government reports released with large swaths of content redacted.

Canadian news reports are riddled with accounts of Access to Information requests denied and government reports released with large swaths of content redacted.

This is a novel about mysterious circumstances and ventures which developed during the course of a member of corporate management; McKnight, as he set forth his journey within the Structure of the gigantic General Motors Corporation.

When nine Vietnamese women arrived at Virginia Lynn Sudburys small law office in Pago Pago, on the island of Tutuila in the territory of American Samoa, she wasnt certain she would take the case.

In its controversial Bakke decision of 1978, the Supreme Court upheld racial and ethnic diversity in university admissionsbut it was not to be the last word on the matter.

'Nathan Law's agonising account of China's ruthless takeover of Hong Kong provides a terrible insight into Beijing's ambitions - the world needs to read this.

On 5 June 2013, the Guardian began publishing a series of documents leaked by NSA contractor Edward Snowden, revealing the extent of internet surveillance undertaken by government and intelligence agencies.

This engaging collection surveys and clarifies the complex issue of federal and state recognition for Native American tribal nations in the United States.

Why you should be reading this book.

Essential Constitutional and Administrative Law for SQE1 explains key principles of the UK constitution, the organs of the state, judicial review, as well as retained EU law/assimilated law, in a clear, concise, and easy-to-understand style.

As gang violence continues to rise across the country and the world, police departments, prosecutors, and community members are seeking new methods to reduce the spread of gang-related criminal activity.

The increasing portrayal of forensic investigative techniques in the popular media CSI, for example, has resulted in criminals becoming "e;forensically aware"e; and more careful about leaving behind physical evidence at a crime scene.

Resumen del libroEste es un libro que trata acerca de los derechos del nio an no nacido pero bajo una ptica particular, la del derecho a la igualdad.

Most Americans assume that the United States provides a gold standard for human rightsa 2007 survey found that 80 percent of U.

This book explores how the concept of fairness is used in different legal fields to ensure that the laws we live under are just and reasonable.

2015 Ontario Historical Society Alison Prentice Award - Winner2016 Heritage Toronto Book Award - NominatedThe story of the Bell Canada union drive and the phone operator strike that brought sweeping reform to women's workplace rights.

2015 Ontario Historical Society Alison Prentice Award - Winner2016 Heritage Toronto Book Award - NominatedThe story of the Bell Canada union drive and the phone operator strike that brought sweeping reform to women's workplace rights.

This book explains our right to freedom of expression, its limits, and how Canadian courts draw the line.

This book explains our right to freedom of expression, its limits, and how Canadian courts draw the line.

"e;Polygamy, Bigamy and Human Rights Law"e; focusses mainly on UK law, but has been cited in international research on polygamy, and referred to in the British Columbia Supreme Court in the 2010-11 Polygamy Reference Case in Canada, where the book was entered into evidence as an exhibit and relied upon both by those arguing for decriminalisation of polygamy, and those seeking to maintain polygamy as a criminal offence.

Counter Terrorism Issues: Case Studies in the Courtroom, Second Edition presents a panoramic view of the American judiciary's handling of domestic terrorism in the last 30 years.

This book offers conceptual analyses, highlights issues, proposes solutions, and discusses practices regarding privacy and data protection in transitional times.

When one reads the history of the state of Alabama, courageous judicial decisions appears to be an oxymoron because there have not been many such decisions.

Because of the overwhelming changes in media within the past twenty years, First Amendment values are more vital than ever to this countrys freedom.

First published in 1908, Constitutional Government in the United States offers Woodrow Wilson's thoughts on the US political system, including his famous theories regarding constitutional interpretation.

Discover the definitive biography of Marcus Garvey 'Grant is an accomplished storyteller and writes with an elegance leavened by wit and cynicism that makes this book eminently readable' Guardian At one time during the first half of the twentieth century, Marcus Garvey was the most famous black man on the planet.

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In the nineteenth century many Canadians took pride in their country's policy of liberal treatment of Indians.

Combining socio-legal and ethnohistorical studies, this book presents the history of doodem, or clan identification markings, left by Anishinaabe on treaties and other legal documents from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries.

Combining socio-legal and ethnohistorical studies, this book presents the history of doodem, or clan identification markings, left by Anishinaabe on treaties and other legal documents from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries.

Free to Believe investigates the protection for freedom of conscience and religion – the first of the “fundamental freedoms” listed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – and its interpretation in the courts.

Free to Believe investigates the protection for freedom of conscience and religion – the first of the “fundamental freedoms” listed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – and its interpretation in the courts.

The relationship between Canada's Indigenous peoples and the Canadian government is one that has increasingly come to the fore.

The relationship between Canada's Indigenous peoples and the Canadian government is one that has increasingly come to the fore.

For centuries, Canadian sovereignty has existed uneasily alongside forms of Indigenous legal and political authority.

For centuries, Canadian sovereignty has existed uneasily alongside forms of Indigenous legal and political authority.

Now in a comprehensively updated edition, this indispensable handbook analyzes how international humanitarian law has evolved in the face of these many new challenges.

In recent years, controversial issues related to religion or belief, discrimination, equality and human rights have come to the fore, especially in the context of public debates around multiculturalism following the 'social policy shock' created by the impact of violent religious extremism.

In recent years, controversial issues related to religion or belief, discrimination, equality and human rights have come to the fore, especially in the context of public debates around multiculturalism following the 'social policy shock' created by the impact of violent religious extremism.

"e;A balanced and thorough look at the United States' most important contemporary race issues, with timely content and excellent supporting documentation.

As gang violence continues to rise across the country and the world, police departments, prosecutors, and community members are seeking new methods to reduce the spread of gang-related criminal activity.

Written in a simple, straightforward manner, this book will help today's criminal justice student better understand con law issues as well as the complicated development of constitutional rights and law.

This book explores the complex issue of building a common European identity and the factors that contribute to it, with special regard to the role played by the interaction between national Constitutional Courts and European Courts.

Now in a comprehensively updated edition, this indispensable handbook analyzes how international humanitarian law has evolved in the face of these many new challenges.