Category Archives: Human Rights

Accommodation is a Challenging Issue for Employers, Employees and Human Rights Commissions

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Linda McKay-Panos

By: Linda McKay-Panos PDF Version: Accommodation is a Challenging Issue for Employers, Employees and Human Rights Commissions Case commented on: Robinson v Edmonton (City), 2014 ABQB 29 It is perhaps only logical that since physical disability is the most common … Continue reading →

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U of C and U of A Law Profs’ Submission to the Law Society of Alberta on Trinity Western University Law School

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Jennifer Koshan

By Jennifer Koshan, Jonnette Watson Hamilton and Alice Woolley  PDF Version: U of C and U of A Law Profs’ Submission to the Law Society of Alberta on Trinity Western University Law School Commented on: Letter from members of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics and the Legal Profession, Human Rights, Legal Education | 1 Comment

Blind Justice? Accommodating Offenders with Disabilities

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Jennifer Koshan

PDF Version: Blind Justice? Accommodating Offenders with Disabilities Case commented on: R v Myette, 2013 ABCA 371 To what degree should courts accommodate the circumstances of persons with disabilities whose crimes attract jail sentences? The Alberta Court of Appeal recently … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court of Canada May Finally Clear up Issue of “Employment” in Human Rights Cases

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Linda McKay-Panos

PDF Version: Supreme Court of Canada May Finally Clear up Issue of “Employment” in Human Rights Cases Case commented on: Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP v British Columbia (Human Rights Tribunal) 2012 BCCA 313; leave to appeal granted, Michael McCormick v … Continue reading →

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The Vriend Case 15 Years Later

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: The Vriend Case 15 Years Later Case and Legislation Commented On: Vriend v Alberta, [1998] 1 SCR 493; Alberta Human Rights Act, RSA 2000, c A-25.5 This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Supreme … Continue reading →

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