The right to a healthy environment has been the subject of extensive philosophical debates that revolve around a key question: Should rights to clean air, water, and soil be entrenched in law, in the constitutions of democratic states?
In The Environmental Rights Revolution, David Boyd, one of Canada's leading environmental lawyers, answers this question by moving beyond theoretical debate to measure the practical effects of enshrining the right to a healthy environment in constitutions. His analysis of 193 constitutions and the laws and court decisions of more than 100...
The right to a healthy environment has been the subject of extensive philosophical debates that revolve around a key question: Should rights to cle...
Relational theory has recently gained prominence in philosophy, women's and gender studies, and bioethics. Yet it has not madesubstantial inroads into many areas of law and policy. BeingRelational seeks to remedy this situation by bringing thispowerful theoretical framework to the field of health law andpolicy. At the heart of relational theory lies the idea that the human selfis fundamentally constituted in terms of its relations to others. Forrelational theorists, the self not only lives in relationship with andto others, but also owes its very existence to such relationships. Inthis...
Relational theory has recently gained prominence in philosophy, women's and gender studies, and bioethics. Yet it has not madesubstantial inroads into...
Unjust by Design describes a system in need of major restructuring. Written by a respected critic, it presents a modern theory of administrative justice fit for that purpose. It also provides detailed blueprints for the changes the author believes would be necessary if justice were to in fact assume its proper role in Canada's administrative justice system.
Unjust by Design describes a system in need of major restructuring. Written by a respected critic, it presents a modern theory of administra...
Recent cases of teen suicide linked with homophobic bullying have thrust the issue of school safety into the national spotlight. In ?Don't Be So Gay ? Queers, Bullying, and Making Schools Safe, Donn Short considers the effectiveness of safe-school legislation. Drawing on interviews with queer youth and their allies in the Toronto area, Short concludes that current legislation is more responsive than proactive.
Recent cases of teen suicide linked with homophobic bullying have thrust the issue of school safety into the national spotlight. In ?Don't Be So Ga...
In 1992, an underground explosion at the Westray Mine in Plymouth, Nova Scotia, killed twenty-six miners. Although the owners of the mine were charged criminally, no one was convicted, largely because it was deemed too difficult to determine legal responsibility. In Still Dying for a Living, Steven Bittle turns a critical eye on Canada's corporate criminal liability law.
In 1992, an underground explosion at the Westray Mine in Plymouth, Nova Scotia, killed twenty-six miners. Although the owners of the mine were char...
In the landmark Lavallee decision of 1990, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that evidence of ?battered woman syndrome? was admissible in establishing self-defence for women accused of killing their abusive partners. This book looks at the trials of eleven battered women, ten of whom killed their partners, in the fifteen years since Lavallee. Drawing extensively on trial transcripts and a rich expanse of interdisciplinary sources, the author looks at the evidence produced at trial and at how self-defence was argued. By illuminating these cases, this book uncovers the...
In the landmark Lavallee decision of 1990, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that evidence of ?battered woman syndrome? was admissible in es...
