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1995

Wood, Roderick J.

Introduction: Alberta is set to become the first Canadian common law jurisdiction to comprehensively reform its judgment enforcement law. Although it was not the first province to study reform of this area of law,' it was the first to act. The Civil Enforcement Act (CEA) was passed on November...

2004

Caulfield, Timothy, Billingsley, Barbara

Non-Reproductive Human Cloning (NRHC) allows researchers to develop and clone cells, including non-reproductive cells, and to research the etiology and transmission of disease. The ability to clone specific stems cells may also allow researchers to clone cells with genetic defects and analyze...

2014

Ogbogu, Ubaka, Burningham, Sarah, Caulfield, Timothy

The article examines the privacy and access to information issues have emerged in relation to the collection and use of human tissue for genetic and cell-based research in Canada. Topics discussed include individuals' rights of access to and control over the research use and disclosure of genetic...

1987

McInnes, Mitchell

The author discusses the advent of Anton Piller orders and contrasts its benefits against the right against self incrimination.

2011

Ogbogu, Ubaka

This paper examines the historical role of law and politics in the adoption of smallpox vaccination in Britain, focusing primarily on the early Victorian period, when legislation was passed to enforce compulsory infantile vaccination. The primary thesis of the study is that law, and the processes...

2001

Billingsley, Barbara, Elman, Bruce P.

Prompted by the marked clash between the Supreme Court of Canada and the Alberta Court of Appeal in R. v. Ewanchuk, the authors ask whether this conflict is indicative of a fundamental divergence of opinion between the two courts. To answer this question, the authors embark on a review of all 132...

2011

Reif, Linda C.

The number of human rights ombudsman institutions has increased dramatically over the past three decades. Such institutions are prevalent in Latin America and in Central and Eastern Europe, and are increasingly found in other regions of the world as well. Forces such as democratization, public...

1997

Buckwold, Tamara M.

Presents information on the conceptual and practical implications of the Personal Securities Act in Canada in relation to the treatment which receivers get. Details on the Act; Stipulations of the Act; What are the requirements of receiver's liability at common law.

2007

Reif, Linda C.

The article focuses on international commercial disputes, which are typically between private partners. It then emphasizes the conciliation or mediation as a method for the resolution of such disputes. It explores more international rules and model laws for the use of conciliation as an...

1992

O'Byrne , Shannon

In this article, the author challenges the tendency in common law Canada to conflate the distinction between State and society. Following the analysis of Kenneth Dyson, the author contends that the State occupies a distinct sphere produced by or contained in the interconstitutive relationship of...