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The Role of International Social and Economic Rights in the Interpretation of Domestic Law in Canada
This Law Sheet, produced by the Poverty and Human Rights Centre, is concerned with the role that international human rights law can play in the interpretation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and other laws in Canada. It is intended to assist lawyers in their advocacy work before courts and tribunals. It is [...]
Posted in Law Sheets Tagged advocacy, domestic human rights law, economic rights, human rights law, social rights, United Nations
Human rights treaty implementation: The Consensus on Canada
This Law Sheet identifies overlapping areas of human rights treaty obligation in which
various international monitoring bodies have found Canada’s performance to be
unsatisfactory. The extent of the consensus regarding Canada’s non-compliance with its
human rights obligations in particular areas, that exists among the international monitoring
bodies applying different treaties, serves to highlight some of the work that Canadian
governments [...]
Posted in Law Sheets Tagged Canadian government, human rights treaties
The Right to Social Assistance: 14 Questions and Answers (October 2003)
British Columbia is the only province in Canada to place a time limit on
welfare eligibility. From diverse perspectives, many people are concerned
about the harmful results of this harsh and unprecedented new rule. This
report is a response to numerous requests that the Poverty and Human Rights
Project has received from concerned groups and individuals for an analysis
of [...]
Posted in Law Sheets Tagged British Columbia, Q & As, social assistance, social rights, welfare
The Right to Housing under International Human Rights Law (October 2002)
Not everyone may realize that governments in Canada are obligated to ensure that everyone has adequate housing. However, Canada is a signatory to international human rights treaties that oblige governments to address conditions of poverty, and to ensure that everyone has an adequate standard of living, including adequate housing. The central human rights treaty concerning the right to housing [...]
Posted in Law Sheets Tagged Canadian government, housing, human rights law, human rights treaties, Q & As
Victoria (City) v. Adams: Advancing the Right to Shelter