Reading Time: 4 minutes 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 […]
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43-6: Pulse on Health Law
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
Reading Time: 5 minutes 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
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
Reading Time: 3 minutes 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 […]
BenchPress – Vol 43-4
Reading Time: 5 minutes A series of cases decided in January 2019 highlight the ongoing problems with solitary confinement within Canada’s corrections system. The British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled on a challenge filed by the John Howard Society and the B.C. Civil Liberties Association against the Attorney General of Canada on the issue of inmate segregation. The Court […]
43-4: Protecting Privacy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Full PDF of this issue Volume 43-4 Mar/April 2019 Table of Contents Featured Articles: Protecting Privacy Special Report: Immigration Law Departments Columns Canadians worry a lot about protecting their privacy. This issue of LawNow examines some of these concerns. Featured Articles: Protecting Privacy Privacy and Medical Information in the Workplace Myrna El […]
43-3: Juries in Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes Full PDF of this issue Volume 43-3 Jan/Feb 2019 Table of Contents Featured Articles: Juries in Canada Special Report: Emergencies and the Law Departments Columns The jury system is an important part of our criminal justice system. This issue looks at the reasons why. Featured Articles: Juries in Canada Juries as the […]
BenchPress – Vol 43-3
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Supreme Court of Canada has released a number of interesting cases over the last few months. This issue of BenchPress will look at four of them. Two are of national significance, and two reveal the profoundly personal situations that cause Canadians to access the justice system A Deal is a Deal The provinces of […]
43-2: Legal Weed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Full PDF of this issue Volume 43-2 Nov/Dec 2018 Table of Contents Featured Articles: Legal Weed Special Report: Millennials and the Sharing Economy Departments Columns This is a day many Canadians thought would never come. The use of cannabis is legal in Canada. (Some Exceptions Apply!) Featured Articles: Legal Weed How Pot Smoking […]
