Human Rights Law
The law related to domestic and international human rights, including treaties, declarations, regional conventions, domestic law, constitutional provisions, and customary international law. Our researchers work in a variety of areas, including human rights law in a digital context, international human rights law, constitutional protection of human rights, equality rights, freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and multiculturalism and the law.
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Is everyone equal under the law? Using the legal system to fight gender discrimination
We like to think Canada is a country built on the principle of equality for all, but many forms of gender discrimination are deeply embedded in our social and cultural practices — despite what the laws say.
Dissecting judgments in Law Society of British Columbia v Trinity Western University
A discussion of the June 15, 2018 Supreme Court of Canada judgments in Law Society of British Columbia v Trinity Western University and Trinity Western University v Law Society of Upper Canada cases. What are their consequences for the protection of freedom of religion and power of administrative bodies, such as law societies?
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