Sentences with phrase «canadian civil law»

He dedicated his professional life to studying and developing Canadian civil law from a comparative law perspective as well as to promoting the French - inspired civilian tradition, in Canada as well as internationally.

The National Committee on Accreditation (NCA), which is a standing committee of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, assist Canadian law societies evaluate the legal education and professional experience of individuals who obtained their credentials outside of Canada or in a Canadian civil law program.

Understanding the Law: The Worm is episode two in a series of short films designed to demystify everyday aspects of Canadian civil law.

Understanding the Law: The Coat is episode one in a series of short, funny films designed to demystify everyday aspects of Canadian civil law.

The mandate of the NCA is to help Canada's law societies protect the public interest by assessing the legal education and professional experience of individuals who obtained their credentials outside of Canada or in a Canadian civil law program.

Not exact matches

The UN Human Rights Committee, which regularly reviews whether states are living up to their obligations under the binding International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, today made more than a dozen recommendations for fundamental changes in Canadian law and policy in respect to the treatment of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.

In Canada, human rights remain an embedded principle of Canadian law and governance, embracing both civil / political dimensions and economic / social / cultural dimensions of human rights as indispensable to the operation of our political and legal systems.

Enforcement: Ensures strong and robust rules for the civil, criminal and border enforcement of IP rights, including appropriate remedies to combat trade in counterfeit and pirated goods in line with Canada's Combating Counterfeit Products Act; Contains border enforcement measures so that border officers can detain suspected counterfeit or pirated goods in a manner consistent with Canadian law.

Minor premise: The science which is and should be taught our children «must be explanatory [and] rely exclusively upon the workings of natural law» (ACLU's witness Michael Ruse, a Canadian philosopher of science, as quoted in Civil Liberties, February 1982).

It was one year ago this week that the Quebec government passed a law that forced the province's 1,100 civil lawyers and notaries back to work after a four - month general strike, the longest in Canadian public service history.

Flip Your Wig for Justice is a pledge - based fundraiser to support seven justice groups: the Association in the Defense of the Wrongly Convicted, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Community Legal Education Ontario, the Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children, the Ontario Justice Education Network, Pro Bono Law Ontario, and Pro Bono Students Canada.

This post is already too long but, for the sake of completeness, since I've suggested there's a significant problem in the judge's use of «substantial», I'll add a bit more, including a reference to the case that once wasn't quite every Canadian (common law side) judge and civil litigator's favourite case on many aspects of proof of causation and damages.

Here's a roundup of the latest additions to LawBlogs.ca: The Law Blog (Thompson Dorfman Sweatman) Aviation Law Blog (Alexander Holburn LLP) Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure (Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP) Canadian Labour Law & Industrial Relations (Michael Urminsky) Altro & Associates Legal Eve: IP, Marketing & Entertainment Law Blog (Jeanette Lee) Banking & Financial Services Law (Osler) Quebec Labour... more»

Each section of Doing Business in Canada focuses on a critical aspect of Canadian business law, starting with an introduction to the legal structure of Canada, which explains federal and provincial jurisdictions, branches of government, and common / civil law.

The report, An Evaluation of the Cost of Family Law Disputes: Measuring the Cost Implication of Various Dispute Resolution Methods, is available on the Institute's website and the website of the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice.

As Justice Stratas put it to the attendees, should Canada ever be gripped by some form of threat or disorder, leading the government to abridge the civil liberties of many Canadians, do we want the judge deciding the constitutionality of the government's action to be able to turn to a body of constitutional law «based on fundamental principles, consistently applied over decades» — in other words, «settled legal doctrine» — or do we want the judge deciding the issue based upon «her or his own worldview?»

Torys» approach is a noticeable distinction from other Canadian firms that simply combine independent teams to manage Canadian civil and common law matters.

A new report by the Canadian Constitution Foundation and Institute for Liberal Studies says the civil forfeiture laws are cash grabs for provincial governments, which have collected millions of dollars in assets as proceeds of crime.

If you look at the BBC's news website, the headline item is the Khadr interrogation video released as a result of Minister of Justice, Attorney General of Canada, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Appellants v. Omar Ahmed Khadr Respondent — and — British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, Criminal Lawyers» Association (Ontario), University of Toronto, Faculty of Law — International Human Rights Clinic and Human Rights Watch Interveners, in which the court held that

The Action Committee is part of the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice at York University in Toronto, where it is affiliated with the Osgoode Hall Law School and the York Centre for Public Policy and Law.

Last year, the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family (CRILF) and the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice (CFCJ) sent out a survey to family lawyers in Canada to get a sense of legal professionals» preferences around dispute resolution methods and the costs associated with these various avenues.

«The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice is considered a leader in interdisciplinary research on civil justice,» says Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Professor Lesley Jacobs, who teaches law & society and political science and is the director of the YCivil Justice is considered a leader in interdisciplinary research on civil justice,» says Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Professor Lesley Jacobs, who teaches law & society and political science and is the director of the Ycivil justice,» says Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Professor Lesley Jacobs, who teaches law & society and political science and is the director of the YCPPL.

Civil law: The individual respondent, Larry Hrynew, and corporate respondent, Canadian American Financial Corp., were found liable of civil conspiracy against the respondent, Harish Bhasin, by the Alberta Court of Queens» BCivil law: The individual respondent, Larry Hrynew, and corporate respondent, Canadian American Financial Corp., were found liable of civil conspiracy against the respondent, Harish Bhasin, by the Alberta Court of Queens» Bcivil conspiracy against the respondent, Harish Bhasin, by the Alberta Court of Queens» Bench.

At the awards luncheon at the recent CALL conference (Canadian Association of Law Libraries) in Windsor, ON, the Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing was presented to the Nova Scotia Barristers» Society Library & Information Services for their Nova Scotia Annotated Civil Procedure Rules service.

Would Canadian law — common or civil — produce a different result?

«As the Supreme Court of Canada has made clear, solicitor client privilege is a principle of fundamental justice and is a civil right of supreme importance in Canadian law,» Van Ommen said in a letter to Minister of Justice Jodi Wilson - Raybould and Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has declared the country's solitary confinement laws unconstitutional in a decision released today in Corporation of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association v.

A collaborative project between the Department of Justice Canada law library and H. Rashid at the Bora Laskin Law Library, and sponsored by the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL), has provided for the integration of Quebec civil law subject and materials (LC class KEQ for Quebec Law) into the otherwise common law - based KF Modified classificatilaw library and H. Rashid at the Bora Laskin Law Library, and sponsored by the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL), has provided for the integration of Quebec civil law subject and materials (LC class KEQ for Quebec Law) into the otherwise common law - based KF Modified classificatiLaw Library, and sponsored by the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL), has provided for the integration of Quebec civil law subject and materials (LC class KEQ for Quebec Law) into the otherwise common law - based KF Modified classificatiLaw Libraries (CALL), has provided for the integration of Quebec civil law subject and materials (LC class KEQ for Quebec Law) into the otherwise common law - based KF Modified classificatilaw subject and materials (LC class KEQ for Quebec Law) into the otherwise common law - based KF Modified classificatiLaw) into the otherwise common law - based KF Modified classificatilaw - based KF Modified classification.

«A Canadian law blog focusing on recent developments in civil litigation and general interest law topics.»

The Public Participation Project is a joint project of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and Pro Bono Law Ontario (PBLO).

In her paper «Indigenous Legal Traditions and the Challenge of Intercultural Legal Education in Canadian Law Schools,» Hannah askew describes the growing recognition, in Canada, that the development and protection of the rights of Indigenous people must draw not only on common law and civil law, but also on Indigenous legal traditioLaw Schools,» Hannah askew describes the growing recognition, in Canada, that the development and protection of the rights of Indigenous people must draw not only on common law and civil law, but also on Indigenous legal traditiolaw and civil law, but also on Indigenous legal traditiolaw, but also on Indigenous legal traditions.

* Canadian Criminal Cases — 1898 to present * Dominion Law Reports — 1912 to present * Labour Arbitration Cases — 1948 to present * Land Compensation Reports — 1971 to present * Ontario Municipal Board Reports — 1972 to present * Alberta Decisions, Civil Cases — 1979 to 2007 * Alberta Decisions, Criminal Cases — 1979 to 2007 * All - Canada Weekly Summaries — 1977 to present * British Columbia Decisions, Civil Cases — 1977 to present * British Columbia Decisions, Criminal Cases — 1977 to 2007 * British Columbia Labour Arbitration Decisions — 1982 to present * British Columbia Labour Relations Board Decisions — 1979 to present * Canadian Labour Arbitration Summaries — 1986 to present * Charter of Rights Decisions * — 1961 to 2007 (* includes Bill of Rights) * Federal Court of Appeal Decisions — 1980 to 1999 * Manitoba Decisions, Civil Cases — 1978 to 1999 * Manitoba Decisions, Criminal Cases — 1978 to 1999 * Saskatchewan Decisions, Civil Cases — 1980 to 2007 * Saskatchewan Decisions, Criminal Cases — 1980 to 2007 * Supreme Court of Canada Decisions — 1978 to present * Weekly Criminal Bulletin — 1977 to present

to the Ministers of Canadian Heritage and Industry along with a Background Paper expressing concern over how proposed changes to Canadian copyright law may affect privacy, freedom of expression and civil liberties.

An injection of federal funding in civil legal aid can be one source for the expansion of the role of law school clinics, who can in turn provide the access to justice needed by Canadians.

We explored the philosophical foundations of the common law, traced the evolution of the concept of equal access to justice, and considered different sociological analyses of how ordinary Canadians interact with the civil justice systems built to serve them.

They've released an open letterSignatories include, Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada, Atlantic Provinces Library Association, BC Civil Liberties Association, BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, BC Library Association, Colin Bennett, Professor of Political Science, University of Victoria, Canadian Association of University Teachers, Canadian Federation of Students, Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, Canadian Library Association, CLUE: The Canadian Association for Open Source, Consumers Association of Canada, Electronic Frontier Canada, Electronic Frontier Foundation, FLORA.org, Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, Marsha Hanen, Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, University of Victoria, Ian Kerr, Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law & Technology at the University of Ottawa, Library Association of Alberta, Online Rights Canada, Ontario Library Association, Bruce Phillips, former Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Privaterra, Pubic Interest Advocacy Centre, Teresa Scassa, Director of the Law and Technology Institute and Associate Professor at Dalhousie Law School, Val Steeves, Professor, Faculty of Criminology, University of Ottawa, Paul Van Oorschot, Canada Research Chair in Network and Software Security, at Carleton University.

In Dalton at p. 171, Laskin C.J. clearly rejected the idea of a flexible civil standard in Canadian law.

Civil law: Haaretz, Israel's oldest daily newspaper, published an article that was critical of the management style and business practices of Mitchell Goldhar, a Canadian businessman who owns Tel Aviv - based Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club.

I was a registered nurse for over 30 years, and in retirement have developed a keen interest in Canadian law, both Civil and Criminal.

«If the decisions below stand,» he writes, «Canadians may regrettably conclude that it is the state — in this case, through its statutory agent the Law Society of Upper Canada — and not the trial judge [that] has the final say on how a criminal or civil trial is conducted.»

However, Canadians are increasingly choosing to represent themselves, not just in civil or family law, but even in criminal matters.

To address this, our former Librarian, Michael Lines, began the research into creating a civil justice system thesaurus with funding from the Canadian Association of Law Libraries.

A recipient of the 2009 Law Society of Upper Canada Medal, Trisha is vice president and a member of the board of directors of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association; the Senior Chair of the University of Toronto Tribunal; an active member, and former director, of The Advocates» Society; a former member of the Ontario Judicial Council; and a former director of the Legal Education and Action Fund Foundation.

Cam is the current Co-Chair of the Canadian Bar Association BC Branch Employment Law Section, as well as the Co-Chair of the Civil Litigation (Vancouver) Section.

In recent years, we at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) have become increasingly concerned about the frequency and ease with which laws with clear constitutional vulnerabilities have been proposed and passed by Parliament — only to be challenged later, and, in some cases, be struck down by the courts for violating the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Member, Canadian Bar Association, B.C. Branch (Health Law, Civil Litigation, Human Rights and Insurance Law sections)

Toronto August 20, 2015 — The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) have launched a constitutional challenge to the new Citizenship Act, a federal law relegating millions of Canadians to second - class status.

The final report and four subcommittee reports on early stage resolution of civil justice problems, legal services, court simplification and family law are available on the Canadian Forum on Civil Jucivil justice problems, legal services, court simplification and family law are available on the Canadian Forum on Civil JuCivil Justice

It was one year ago today that the Quebec government passed a law that forced the province's 1,100 civil lawyers and notaries back to work after a four - month general strike, the longest in Canadian public service history.

The final report and four subcommittee reports on early stage resolution of civil justice problems, legal services, court simplification and family law are available on the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice webcivil justice problems, legal services, court simplification and family law are available on the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice webCivil Justice website.