Professor Laverne Jacobs UNCRPD Member 2023 Newsletter
Professor Laverne Jacobs UNCRPD Member 2023 Newsletter (Vol. 1, Issue 1, September 2024)
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Human Rights Tribunal Disability Case Summaries in July & August 2024
The following are a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2024, Issue 2). This issue of our digest covers a selection of decisions from the Human Rights Tribunals of Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal during the months of July and August, 2024. This information is not intended to
Read moreHUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL DISABILITY CASE SUMMARIES IN MAY & JUNE 2024
The following are a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2024, Issue 1). This issue of our digest covers a selection of decisions from the Human Rights Tribunals of Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Northwest Territories during the months of May and June, 2024. This information
Read moreUN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD Committee) – Decisions Rendered on Individual Communications
Read the UN CRPD Committee’s Decisions Issued on Individual Communications in the 28th and 29th Sessions, in MS Word: 28th Session: Date of adoption: March 23, 2023 Type of Decision: Decision on merits Date of adoption: March 23, 2023 Type of Decision: Decision on merits 29th Session: Date of adoption: August 25, 2023 Type of Decision: Discontinuance decision Date of
Read moreUniversity of Windsor’s Annual Accessibility Day Webinar, “Accessibility, Inclusion & the Limits of the Law” (April 8, 2021)
How can we achieve greater social inclusion for people with disabilities? This question lies at the heart of a regulatory initiative that has been developing steadily in Canada since the mid-2000s. The question of inclusion has become even more acute during the COVID-19 crisis. Accessibility standards are the newest generation of law established to combat disability discrimination. Accessibility standards are
Read moreUpcoming Webinar “At Risk and Overlooked: Children with Disabilities in Armed Conflict”
The Berkeley Law Center for Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law in collaboration with the Law, Disability & Social Change Project of the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law will host a webinar on protecting children with disabilities during armed conflict, featuring Emina Ćerimović, an associate director in the Disability Rights Division of Human Rights Watch. Emina leads the organization’s work
Read moreUpcoming Webinar: “Localization of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”
The Centre for Disability Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of the West Indies at Mona, in collaboration with the Law, Disability and Social Change Project of the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, present an important discussion on localizing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Speakers: Dr. Laverne Jacobs, Professor and Founding
Read moreHUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL DISABILITY CASE SUMMARIES IN JULY & AUGUST 2023
The following are a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2023, Issue 2). This issue of our digest covers a selection of decisions from the Human Rights Tribunals of British Columbia, Ontario, and Alberta during the months of July and August, 2023. This information is not intended to provide legal advice. Prepared
Read moreHUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL DISABILITY CASE SUMMARIES IN JUNE 2023
The following are a summary of recent decisions relating to disability and human rights from the human rights tribunals in Canada (Summer, 2023, Issue 1). This issue of our digest covers a selection of decisions from the Human Rights Tribunals of British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta and Nova Scotia during the month of June 2023. This information is not intended to provide legal
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