Category Women’s Rights

From Bliss to Brooks and Beyond: A Contemporary Analysis of Pregnancy Discrimination in Canada

Author: Kali Faingold Abstract The 1989 Brooks v Canada Safeway Ltd ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada marked a watershed moment in Canadian jurisprudence, firmly establishing pregnancy discrimination as a form of sex discrimination under human rights legislation. Since… Continue Reading →

Serious Enough? Troubling Civil Courts’ Assessments of the Seriousness of Sexual Harassment in Wrongful Dismissal Cases

Authors: Bethany Hastie and Sofia Cornejo Abstract This article examines how courts interpret sexual harassment in the employment law arena through a case analysis of court decisions from Alberta and British Columbia in wrongful dismissal cases involving the alleged perpetrator…. Continue Reading →

Vol 14, No 1 (2026)

Front Matter Front Matter Articles Kali Faingold, “From Bliss to Brooks and Beyond: A Contemporary Analysis of Pregnancy Discrimination in Canada” (2026) 14:1 Can J Hum Rts 1 Mark Kersten, “Crimes Against Migrants as Crimes Against All of Us: The… Continue Reading →

Forced Marriage in Canada: To Criminalize or Not to Criminalize?

Author: Karlee Anne Sapoznik Evans Abstract In 2014, Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, was announced by Canada’s… Continue Reading →

‘Forced Marriage’ in Conflict Situations: Researching and Prosecuting Old Harms and New Crimes

Author: Annie Bunting Abstract In 2008, the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) found “forced marriage” to be a new crime against humanity, distinct from the crime of sexual slavery. With expert evidence on the abduction… Continue Reading →

Reinterpreting Human Rights through Global Media: A Case Study of Al Jazeera English

Author: Cecilia M. Bailliet Abstract This article assesses the increased significance of global media reports in evolving societal comprehension of the structural causes and solutions to human rights violations. Utilizing Al Jazeera English as a case study, this article analyses… Continue Reading →

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