Some assume that Canada earned a place among postcolonial states in1982 when it took charge of its Constitution. Yet despite the formalrecognition accorded to Aboriginal and treaty rights at that time
It is generally accepted that the Espionage and Sedition Acts that were passed during WWI in the United States were so vaguely worded that they caused a real curtailment of the constitutional freedom
This volume, part of the "Law and Society" series, places the "Real ID Act" ("Improved Security for Drivers' Licenses and Personal Identification Cards") signed into law by George W. Bush in 2005, wit
The right to a healthy environment has been the subject of extensivephilosophical debates that revolve around a key question: Should rightsto clean air, water, and soil be entrenched in law, in thecon
From Guantanamo Bay to the war in Iraq, the implementation ofsecurity measures since 9/11 has sparked fears that Western nations areviolating the very rights and freedoms they pledge to promote andpro
In the past few decades, gays and lesbians, along with theirfamilies, have become more visible members of Canadian society,enjoying increasing levels of legal recognition. In TransformingLaw's Family,
Scholars often accept without question that Canada'sIndian Act (1876) criminalized First Nations. In thisilluminating book, Shelley Gavigan argues that the notion ofcriminalization captures neither th
Once viewed as an inevitable if unpleasant part of growing up,bullying is now recognized as a real threat to students' physicaland psychological well-being -- particularly in light of recent teensuici
Since 9/11 and the onset of the "war on terror," the principal challenge confronting liberal democracies has been to balance freedom with security and individual with collective rights. In Defence of
