Daniel Cortese's book highlights the strategic use of "straight identity" by the Straight and Gay Alliance, an LGBT organization in the United States, in their quest to achieve safe schools for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans youth.
Exploring the evolution of cultural heritage law, this book provides a comprehensive and original overview of cultural heritage as connected with the identity of people as well as with individual and collective human rights.
Dashminder Sedhev’s parents have been vindicated in their challenge to a private school’s ban on the turbans Sikhs wear. The boy, who is now 8, currently attends a public school.
In this examination of disability rights in Canada, Deborah Stienstra finds that Canadians with disabilities still encounter significant barriers in realizing their human rights given the priority of "fixing bodies" over approaches like universal…
Sylvain Larocque provides a behind-the-scenes chronicle of how the institution of marriage was extended beyond the definition of one man and one woman to encompass same-sex couples, a change which many at the time believed to be unlikely.
This collection of essays delves into contemporary issues challenging Indigenous communities. The authors argue for a new multi-dimensional approach to Indigenous justice and the ways in which society engages with Indigenous studies.
Justine Blainey greets the media in her private dressing room before a game. Justine is the first girl to legally play in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey League.
The authors consider how the increase in cultural diversity due to large scale, post-war immigration challenges legal practice and how the law is changing in response to this challenge.
Barbara Turnbull became paralyzed from the neck down when she was shot while working at a Mississauga convenience store at the age of 18. In this book, she shares her thoughts about her injury and tells the story of the direction her life…
