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Featured Articles: The Law and Canada’s Indigenous Peoples
Special Report: Tough Decisions
Featured Articles: The Law and Canada’s Indigenous Peoples
The Inuit live in Canada, Greenland, Russia, Denmark, and Alaska. They are a proud Indigenous people who have been living in the Arctic since time immemorial.
Senator Charlie Watt
Where others might see empty space, we see our traditional homeland, the inheritance we will leave for our children.
An Introduction to Inuit Rights and Arctic Sovereignty
Robin Campbell
What cannot be forgotten in the focus on State sovereignty over the Arctic are the rights of the Indigenous peoples.
A Circumpolar Inuit Declaration on Sovereignty in the Arctic
This document is a fascinating look at the history, perspectives and aspirations of the Inuit people.
The Indian Act: Can it Be Abolished?
John Edmond
Whatever its limitations, the Indian Act is hardly that of 1876. But modern proposals for change seem always to fail.
Special Report: Tough Decisions
Medical Care and Children: Law, Ethics and Emotions Collide
Charles Davison
Canadian judges must sometimes make heart-wrenching decisions about children, medical care and even the removal of life support.
Essential Services and the Right to Strike
Matthew Gordon
To workers in jobs classified as essential, the right to strike might seem essential!
A Judge Balances Controversy with Compassion
Teresa Mitchell
A Nova Scotia judge reached out to the families of the murdered and the murderer to address their pain.
Departments
Viewpoint
Hundreds of recommendations go unimplemented
Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund
Columns
Human Rights Law
The Role of the Organization of American States in Canadian Human Rights: Part 2
Linda McKay-Panos
Criminal Law
When Prosecution Met Defence: The Michael Bryant Case
Mark Smith
Employment Law
Quitting and Giving Notice: What Employees Need to Know
Peter Bowal and Stephen Moore
Online Law
Resources for Termination of Employment
Marilyn Doyle
A Famous Case Revisited
Whatever happened to…U.S. v. Burns: Extradition and the Death Penalty
Peter Bowal and Preet Saini
Law and Literature
Vaclav Havel and the Meaning of Tragedy in Politics and Law
Robert Normey
About Teresa Mitchell
