povertyandhumanrights.org » advocacy http://povertyandhumanrights.org Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:39:27 +0000 en hourly 1 Victoria (City) v. Adams: Advancing the Right to Shelter http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2009/04/new-lawsheet-victoria-city-v-adams-advancing-the-right-to-shelter/ http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2009/04/new-lawsheet-victoria-city-v-adams-advancing-the-right-to-shelter/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:34:55 +0000 phrc http://povertyandhumanrights.org/wp/?p=55 Victoria (City) v. Adams: Advancing the Right to Shelter is an important new B.C. case about social and economic rights. The issue in this case is whether a City bylaw which required homeless people to remove tents and any overhead protection, while sleeping in Cridge Park, violated their right to life, liberty and security of the person. This is a key case in the development of protections for poor and homeless people in Canada.

The new law sheet describes the issues in the case and the role that international human rights law has played. Victoria (City) v. Adams: Advancing the Right to Shelter is the latest in a series of law sheets produced by the Poverty and Human Rights Centre that are focused on the domestic enforcement of social and economic rights. The law sheets are intended to assist lawyers, front line advocates, and non-governmental organizations who rely on the human rights framework in their advocacy before tribunals and courts, to assist members of vulnerable groups.

Victoria (City) v. Adams: Advancing the Right to Shelter (PDF)

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]]> http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2009/04/new-lawsheet-victoria-city-v-adams-advancing-the-right-to-shelter/feed/ 0 The Role of International Social and Economic Rights in the Interpretation of Domestic Law in Canada http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2008/02/the-role-of-international-social-and-economic-rights-in-the-interpretation-of-domestic-law-in-canada/ http://povertyandhumanrights.org/2008/02/the-role-of-international-social-and-economic-rights-in-the-interpretation-of-domestic-law-in-canada/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:47:37 +0000 phrc http://povertyandhumanrights.org/wp/?p=61 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 also intended to assist non-governmental organizations who rely on the human rights framework in their work to assist members of vulnerable groups. It is specifically focused on the domestic enforcement of social and economic rights.

For the United Nations human rights treaties there are two levels of adjudication and enforcement. First, United Nations treaty bodies review the compliance of countries that have ratified the treaties and receive and adjudicate petitions or complaints under the treaty.  Secondly, within Canada, courts and tribunals provide another avenue for adjudication and enforcement of Canada’s obligations under international human rights law. this Law Sheet is focused on the second level. It explores how to use international human rights law in Canadian courts and tribunals.

The Role of International Social and Economic Rights in the Interpretation of Domestic Law in Canada (PDF)

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