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• New Article in PKI Global Justice Blog: Forum non Conveniens and Liability for Alleged Human Rights Violations in Eritrea

  By Pearl Eliadis on September 20, 2017

  

  The following is an excerpt of the article published on July 31, 2017 in the PKI Global Justice Journal Nevsun Resources Ltd. In October 2016, the Supreme Court of British Columbia decided to exercise its jurisdiction to hear claims resulting… Read More ›

• Why the #Khadr settlement was the right thing to do #cdnpoli #humanrights

  By Pearl Eliadis on September 2, 2017

  

  The summertime leak and subsequent announcement of the Khadr settlement by the Liberal government continue to attract media attention. Concerted efforts by Christopher Speer’s widow to claim the settlement funds and the failed attempts by Canadian conservatives to make political… Read More ›

• Flexible work hours: rights, wrongs and history

  By Pearl Eliadis on September 1, 2017

  

  Employers are frequently asked about whether they are required to provide flexible working hours.  Generally speaking, accommodation requests based on things like health status (for persons with disabilities), family status (for example, four children or elderly parents who require care)… Read More ›

• What’s wrong with Quebec’s Bill 62

  By Pearl Eliadis on February 13, 2017

  

  N.B. This post was  prepared prior to the August 2017 amendments proposed by the Liberal Party of Quebec. As part of its campaign promises, Quebec’s Liberal Party had committed to a bill that would ensure the “neutrality” of the state… Read More ›

• Scorn for multiculturalism in Quebec yields troubling results

  By Pearl Eliadis on December 30, 2016

  It is well known that multiculturalism is verboten among Quebec’s political and chattering classes, regardless of partisan affiliation. However, to have multicult-phobia actually move a political party to reject a qualified candidate (who also happens to be a black woman) should tell us something about how pernicious the current ideology is.

• Can religious universities discriminate? TWU and #LGBTQ rights #canpoli

  By Pearl Eliadis on July 2, 2016

  LGBTQ rights and religious freedoms continue to collide in Canadian law. On June 29 2016, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its much-anticipated decision in Trinity Western University v. The Law Society of Upper Canada, 2016 ONCA 518. Trinity Western… Read More ›

• New Publication: Assessing human rights commissions & other institutions

  By Pearl Eliadis on June 20, 2016

  

  Global Principles for the Capacity Assessment of the NHRIs  National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are central to strong national systems for protection and promotion of human rights. These institutions, operating in a variety of contexts, can be instrumental in supporting… Read More ›

• UAE must  cease rights violations, release Salim Alaradi, Kamal and Mohamed Eldarat

  By Pearl Eliadis on May 28, 2016

  Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al NahyanPresident  Ministry of Presidential Affair May 27, 2016 Re: Letter from the International Legal Community Calling for the Release of Salim Alaradi, Kamal and Mohamed Eldarat Your Highness, We, the undersigned, are calling upon you… Read More ›

• How #FirstNations Children Changed Human Rights in Canada

  By Pearl Eliadis on March 18, 2016

  

  In January 2016, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal released one of the most significant decisions in its history: First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (for the Minister of Indian and… Read More ›

• @UN #HumanRights Council: Restoring Space for Dissent in Canada #cdnpoli @LRWCanada

  By Pearl Eliadis on February 15, 2016

  

    Human Rights Council Thirty-first session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Joint written statement* submitted by Asian Legal Resource Centre, non-governmental organizations in… Read More ›

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