Children, even from infancy, learn about rules. They are told not to run with sharp objects, not to touch a hot stove, and that when darkness falls, they will be expected to go to bed. As children grow, they learn about the rules that govern the world around them. They begin to learn that they […]
About Teresa Mitchell
Teresa Mitchell is the former Editor and Legal Writer for LawNow at the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta.
43-6: Pulse on Health Law
July 4, 2019 By Teresa Mitchell
Full PDF of this issue Volume 43-6 July/Aug 2019 Table of Contents Feature Articles: Health Law Special Report: Freedom of Speech Departments Columns Emerging technologies and societal concerns create new challenges for healthcare. This issue highlights some current health law topics. Feature Articles: Health Law AI in healthcare is coming, and we […]
BenchPress – Vol 43-5
May 3, 2019 By Teresa Mitchell
Discrimination Based on Country of Origin The Federal Court of Canada has struck down as unconstitutional a provision of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). In 2012 the Act was changed to create two categories of refugees, based on their country of origin. So called “safe countries” were deemed unlikely to produce refugees and […]
43-5: How We Make Our Laws
May 3, 2019 By Teresa Mitchell
Full PDF of this issue Volume 43-5 May/June 2019 Table of Contents Featured Articles: How We Make Our Laws Special Report: Employment Law Departments Columns Crafting new laws is a complex and lengthy undertaking. This issue of LawNow looks at how it happens. Featured Articles: How We Make Our Laws The Legislative […]
BenchPress – Vol 43-2
April 18, 2019 By Teresa Mitchell
Important Limit to the Duty to Consult Alberta’s Mikisew Cree First Nation took the federal government to court over its omnibus budget bill of 2012. This bill made significant changes to Canada’s environmental protection regime. The Mikisew were not consulted at any stage of the legislative process and they argued that the bill had the […]
