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Climate change is one of today’s hottest topics. This issue looks at different aspects of the topic – from mitigation and adaptation, to legislation and legal challenges. We also report on how children’s stories teach about the law.
Feature Articles: Climate Change
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Brenda Heelan Powell and Rebecca Kauffman
Mitigation and adaptation efforts will be crucial in building capacity to cope with the impacts from climate change.
Canada’s Carbon Tax Laws: Where are we now?
Jessica Steingard
Appeal courts in Saskatchewan, Ontario and Alberta have provided opinions on whether Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act is constitutional.
Searching for Hopeful Signs in a Dark Wood, Rapidly Shrinking: Laws to address the climate emergency
Rob Normey
Examples from the U.S., Brazil, the Netherlands, Denmark and New Zealand showcase different responses to climate change.
Do Natural Objects Have Legal Rights?
Myrna El Fakhry Tuttle
Countries have enacted laws and courts have granted legal rights to natural objects.
Kids facing effects of climate change are taking their governments to court
Margot Young
Frustrated by government failure to respond adequately to climate change, citizens are taking to the courts.
Special Report: Children’s Stories and the Law
Do Books Relieve Children’s Pain During Divorce?
Myrna El Fakhry Tuttle
Bibliotherapy – the use of literature to deal with personal problems – can assist children in understanding divorce.
Criminal Acts in Children’s Stories
Charles Davison
If we consider some of the most popular traditional children’s stories and fairy tales in the context of modern Canadian criminal law, serious concerns can arise.
Bear With Me: Law for little ones
Teresa Mitchell
One of the best ways to teach children about justice and laws is with stories.
Departments
BenchPress
Jessica Steingard
New at CPLEA
Lesley Conley
Columns
Employment Law
Peter Bowal
What to do with Your Conscience at Work?
Family Law
Sarah Dargatz
The Legal Status of the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines
Famous Cases
Peter Bowal and Mackenzie Bowal
Provinces Leaving Canada Part II: The Clarity Act
Housing
Judy Feng
Alberta’s New Condominium Regulations: Rental deposits
Human Rights
Linda McKay-Panos
Solitary Confinement is a Human Rights Issue
Law and Literature
Rob Normey
Democracy in Ruins: Flaubert’s Sentimental Education and the fate of radical Democrats
Not-for-Profit
Peter Broder
What’s a member and what rights does a member have?
Plain Language
Dave Pettitt
Editing Tools
Youth & the Law
Jessica Steingard
Social Media Terms of Use: I agree?