LawNow back issues from January 2008:
Getting to good governance and staying there.(Viewpoint)
Jan 01, 2008; ... All the articles in this issue on governance in one way or another address the problem of establishing and maintaining legitimacy. And this makes sense, for without legitimacy you can't have successful governance. As Anita Vandenbeld puts it in her article Imposing Legitimacy? The Dilemma ...
Pushing the limits.(Bench Press)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Two cases recently decided by the Supreme Court of Canada dealt with the wording of motor vehicle insurance policies. Both asked whether coverage under these policies could be used to compensate persons who suffered personal injuries. In the Lumbermens case, a hunter was driving to his ...
No third verdict: factually innocent.(Bench Press)
Jan 01, 2008; ... William Mullins-Johnson spent 12 years in jail convicted of first-degree murder and sexual assault of his four-year old niece. He was convicted on the basis of pathology evidence that has since been entirely discredited. At a hearing in October, the Crown agreed that there should be an ...
Principals are persons in authority.(Bench Press)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2008; ... A school principal questioned two boys in his office about a possible sexual assault. The boys acknowledged their actions, the police were called, and criminal charges were laid. At trial, the judge was asked to determine if the principal was a "person in authority" under the Youth ...
E-production.(Bench Press)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Justice J. Veit recently considered the production of electronic records in litigation. She ordered the defendants to produce all relevant and material e-mails; list in their affidavit of production all material and relevant records that had been deleted if no electronic or paper copies ...
"Bail is not jail".(Today's Trial)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The federal government has an omnibus criminal law bill presently before Parliament. It will establish some new minimum mandatory sentences for some offences and make them longer for others. It is likely to pass into law, since the Prime Minister has declared it to be a matter of ...
Good governance and good governors: a model.(Feature Report on Governance)
Jan 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thousands of Albertans serve as governors of nonprofit organizations. About 19,000 nonprofit organizations provide a multitude of services throughout the province. Coming forward to serve as a director on a board of a nonprofit is a significant and ...
Bringing director liability home.(Feature Report on Governance)
Jan 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It has been written about, talked about, reported on, and relentlessly repeated that directors, also known as governors or the volunteers who sit on boards, are liable. That liability stems from the role that directors have in their governance ...
Current issues: regulating Canada's health care professionals.(Feature Report on Governance)
Jan 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] The past few years have seen remarkable changes in the regulation of health care professionals in Canada. A growing variety of care providers are achieving legal recognition from midwives to massage therapists to practitioners of traditional Chinese ...
If I had a billion dollars ...(Feature Report on Governance)(Brief biography)
Jan 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Think Sudan, and the image of a billionaire philanthropist responsible for creating Africa's largest cell phone company probably does not come immediately to mind. Instead, the war-scarred African country that has been the source of one of the bloodiest ...
Imposing legitimacy? The dilemma of international democratic development.(Feature Report on Governance)
Jan 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction Since the 1999 NATO air-strikes against Serbia because of the ethnic violence in Kosovo, the two million inhabitants of Kosovo have been under United Nations administration. It is one of only two places in the world where the ...
Governance in Russia: what's the problem?(Feature Report on Governance)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The greatest obstacle to developing a decent system of government in Russia is that Russians know how to rule, but not how to govern. What is the difference? Dictionary definitions of the two words, while not determinative to political discussion, give us an inkling. The verb ...
Youth and student unions: a governance model.(School's In)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Getting Started To teachers This lesson involves student understanding of governance in non-profit organizations and involves students in adopting or creating a governance model for student unions. To students Do you ever wonder about the ...
'Tis the season to be giving.(Special Report on Charities)
Jan 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the holiday season approaches, many Canadians plan to extend their generosity to their favourite charities. While tax considerations are not usually at the forefront of their minds during the holiday season, a little planning allows donors to maximize ...
Donating charitable goods.(Special Report on Charities)
Jan 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The charitable goods policy came to the fore recently when reviewing agreements between Canadian and non-resident charities which involved the policy. The rules regarding the transfer of charitable goods are purely administrative and are not based on ...
National Philanthropy Day.(Special Report on Charities)
Jan 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] National Philanthropy Day occurs annually on November 15th as a special day for those people active in the philanthropic community. National Philanthropy Day events are already held in every province and region in Canada involving thousands of people on ...
Privacy protection and the government--the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board example.(Human Rights Law)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Across Canada, there are government boards and tribunals that make decisions affecting Canadians on a regular basis. In fact, some would say that decisions made by tribunals have an integral impact on our daily lives. In many cases, federal or provincial privacy legislation applies to the ...
Some court decisions strengthen the Crown's hand.(Criminal Law)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Critics frequently complain that judges and the courts give inappropriate priority to the rights of accused persons over all others. However, it is a little difficult to support a suggestion of bias towards accused persons when we consider some of the legal "reforms" brought about by ...
Does human rights law discriminate?(Employment Law)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Several years ago, we surveyed our students. Ninety-three of them said all forms of discrimination were illegal and bad. This is, sadly, one of the great misunderstandings of our time. To discriminate is to simply choose between more than one alternative. By far, most of our ...
Arc of Justice.(Law and Literature)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The arc of the moral universe is long, But it bends toward justice. --Abolitionist Theodore Parker c. 1850s Arc of Justice is a brilliant recounting of a once-famous trial in Detroit in 1925. The Sweet murder trial is not mentioned in my hefty Great American Trials ...
Defining governance.(Online Law)(Website list)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The theme for this issue of LAWNOW is governance. Governance, as a noun, (which Merriam-Webster online www.m-w.com/ assures me it is) means the idea of equitable and accountable decision-making whether it is in the corporate and financial sphere or with regard to government ...