By: Elysa Darling and Drew Lafond PDF Version: UN Human Rights Committee Rules Indian Act is Discriminatory in McIvor Case Decision Commented On: Views adopted by the Committee under article 5 (4) of the Optional Protocol, concerning communication No. 2020/2010 *Note on terminology: “Indian” is used to describe a person defined as such under the Indian […]
By: Elysa Darling and Drew Lafond PDF Version: Barring Claims Against Discriminatory Legislation: Canada v Canada Case Commented On: Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission v Canada (Attorney General), 2018 SCC 31 (Can LII) Two weeks ago, in Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission v Canada (Attorney General) (CHRC v AG), the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the […]
By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Human Rights, the Charter, and Access to Justice Case Commented On: Canadian Human Rights Commission v. Canada (Attorney General), 2016 FCA 200 (CanLII) This summer, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld the ruling of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) that if a claimant wishes to challenge discriminatory federal legislation, they […]
