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Colleen Sheppard
Revisiting the Troubling Case of Olive Dickason: Insights from Frontiers of Gender Equality: Transnational Legal Perspectives
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On 24 September 1992, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Olive Patricia Dickason’s appeal, challenging her mandatory retirement at age sixty-five f...

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This paper undertakes a crucial re-examination of the Supreme Court of Canada's 1992 decision in the Olive Patricia Dickason case, which centered on m...

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Léa Brière-Godbout
Speaking from (Dis)empowerment? The Difference between Reverse and Collateral Discrimination
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Globally, we are seeing the rise of a trend where members of empowered groups claim being the victims of discrimination. These claims force us to pond...

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This article tackles a highly pertinent and increasingly visible societal and legal issue: claims of discrimination by members of traditionally empowe...

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Mapping Legal Pluralism in Two Asian Jurisdictions: A Comparative Study of Pakistan and Singapore
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This article makes a comparative analysis of how Pakistan and Singapore manage to navigate in the legal ambit of pluralism within the dual framework o...

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This article presents a highly compelling and timely comparative analysis of legal pluralism within the seemingly uniform framework of centralized, co...

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Taking Proportionality Seriously: A Countercultural Approach
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Proportionality was introduced into Ontario’s Rules of Civil Procedure in 2008. A plain reading of Rules 1.04(1) and (1.1) is the ‘traditional’ interp...

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The article, "Taking Proportionality Seriously: A Countercultural Approach," presents a compelling re-evaluation of proportionality within Ontario’s R...

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Gendered Credibility on Trial
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This article provides a comprehensive historical account of the doctrine of recent complaint, an evidence law principle which expressly disadvantages...

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The article, "Gendered Credibility on Trial," promises a critical and timely examination of the doctrine of recent complaint, an evidence law principl...

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Can domestic courts adequately address past torture? The García-Lucero case and the meeting of justice and reparations obligations for Chilean torture survivors
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The Americas, home to perhaps the most concerted domestic court effort to prosecute past atrocity crimes in recent times, also has a two-tier regional...

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This paper offers a timely and important examination of the complex interplay between domestic legal frameworks and regional human rights obligations...

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Le Questioni giuridiche integrative della Carta de Logu: edizione delle qq. 16-28
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L’autore prosegue il lavoro di edizione critica delle Questioni giuridiche integrative della Carta de Logu iniziato nei due precedenti numeri di quest...

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This article presents a critical edition of questions 16-28 of the *Questioni giuridiche integrative della Carta de Logu*. As the abstract indicates,...

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Terhi Raikas
Ympäristöliikkeen lisääntyvät oikeudelliset haasteet Venäjällä
Law

Venäjän tiukentunut poliittinen ilmapiiri on rajoittanut monin tavoin maan ympäristöliikkeen olemassaoloa. Tässä tutkimuksessa analysoitiin kontekstua...

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This paper offers a timely and critical examination of the escalating legal challenges faced by Russia's environmental movement, squarely attributing...

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Firdaus Arifin
KEDUDUKAN DAN KEWENANGAN SERTA PERTANGGUNGJAWABAN WAKIL MENTERI DALAM MENJALANKAN PEMERINTAHAN MENURUT UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 39 TAHUN 2008 TENTANG KEMENTERIAN NEGARA
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Jabatan Wakil Menteri di Indonesia, yang pertama kali diperkenalkan pasca proklamasi kemerdekaan, terus menjadi subjek perdebatan terkait k...

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This paper addresses a highly pertinent and enduring issue within Indonesian public administration and constitutional law: the role of the Vice Minist...

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Sunarto, Eta Yuni Lestari
JUDICIAL REVIEW SEBAGAI MEKANISME KONTROL TERHADAP PERATURAN PERUNDAN-UNDANGAN
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Kehadiran lembaga Mahkamah Konstitusi dengan kewenangan yang dimiliknya, telah membawa perubahan yang signifikan dalam sistem ketatanegaraa...

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The paper "JUDICIAL REVIEW SEBAGAI MEKANISME KONTROL TERHADAP PERATURAN PERUNDAN-UNDANGAN" delves into a highly relevant and critical aspect of Indone...

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