Legal Articles, Civil & Human Rights
"Ban the Box" Law Prohibits Criminal History Requests on Employment Applications
Some Vermont employers and employees still unclear on effect of Vermont "Ban the Box" statute, which generally prohibits employers from asking about criminal history on the initial employment application.
LAWS PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM BULLYING AT SCHOOL
There are laws protecting children from bullying at school. If a child is bullied there is recourse.
The Emergence of Aboriginal Jurisprudence: Decolonizing the Canadian Legal System
This paper argues that the Canadian legal and constitutional framework needs to be constructed on a broader, multi-juridical base, namely one that recognizes Aboriginal legal traditions as “giving rise to jurisdictional rights and obligations.”
INTRODUCTION TO SETTLER COLONIAL LEGAL THEORY
There is growing demand for reflection and critical scholarship on settler colonialism as a distinct social and historical formation. This need arises from the fact that settlers ‘come to stay’:
they bring with them political orders, and assert claims to sovereignty in the lands they occupy.
Response to : Does Canada Have Free Speech?
When reading legislative material, adopting a legal framework is essential to a full understanding of the subject matter.
This video, by famed youtuber Gregory "The Armoured Skeptic" Fluhrer is a pretty vivid example of what the lack of framework can do to an interpretation of the law. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVVDQnkqh8M
I would strongly recommend watching the video in full before reading my response as it attacks the issue point by point with the appropriate time-stamps.
Once again, none of this is legal advice.
Warrantless Governmental Surveillance through the Use of Emerging Technology Has Become a Mainstay of Governmental Investigation By Vania M. Chaker, Esq.
The United States government enjoys awesome technological capabilities; however, it is unclear whether they have been tempered by the countervailing protective judicial or legislative safeguards necessary to offset the greatly increased potential for improper government intrusiveness.
