Browsing by Subject "Law "
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Assessing the Constitutional Validity of Substantiation Laws for Medical Device Safety and Effectiveness Under the Medical Devices Regulations and the Food and Drugs Act
(2022-08-31)This thesis examines federal scientific evidence requirements for medical device safety and effectiveness under the mainstream market entry licensing pathway under Part 1 of the Medical Devices Regulations, and under the ... -
Beyond Sui Generis: Situating Postmodern Legal Pluralism as a Framework to Reconstruct the Relationship Between Indigenous and Canadian Law
(2016-08-05)This thesis examines the relationship between Indigenous and Canadian law at points of interaction, including, for example, in the litigation context. In doing so, it draws on the theory of legal pluralism in order to ... -
Climate Change in Canadian Environmental Assessment Legislation: Review and Recommendations for Further Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(2018-12-03)Climate change is the most urgent crisis of our time, as reflected in international agreements like the recent Paris Agreement. State members must now integrate climate change considerations into domestic legislation to ... -
A CONVERSATION PIECE ABOUT IMPLEMENTING INUIT LEGAL ORDERS INTO THE NUNATSIAVUT GOVERNMENT’S INUIT COURT
(2022-08-22)A majority of Inuit reside above the 55th parallel in 51 communities throughout Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut and Inuvialuit. This area is Inuit Nunangat and each of these Inuit regions has their own modern treaty. The ... -
Does Age Matter? Law and Relationships between Generations: Discussion Paper
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Fiscal Decolonization-Indigenous Fiscal Autonomy and Tax Jurisdiction
(2021-08-23)This thesis focuses on the relationship between Indigenous fiscal autonomy and self-determination. Indigenous nations’ ability to achieve self-determination is dependent upon their ability to autonomously finance ... -
Globalization Discussion Paper: Crossing Borders: Law in a Globalized World
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Into the "Vortex of Legal Precision": Access to Justice, Complexity, and the Canadian Tax System
(2019-09-27)This thesis is an exploration of access to justice issues in the Canadian tax system. Drawing on the work of Roderick Macdonald, it argues for a broad conception of access to justice based on the empowerment of individuals ... -
JUSTIFIED OUTBREAK: BRINGING TOGETHER LAW, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND ETHICS DURING AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE EMERGENCY
(2016-03-02)Infectious diseases have recently found renewed significance in Canadian scholarship, with a corresponding increased interest in Canada’s overall preparedness, including legal preparedness, to combat infectious disease ... -
Language's Empire: A Counter-Telling of Administrative Law in Canada
(2018-08-30)This thesis renders the unstated assumptions that animate statutory interpretation in the administrative state. It argues that the current approach is a disingenuous rhetorical overlay that masks the politics of definitional ... -
THY KINGDOM COME: LAW REFORM IN CROMWELLIAN SCOTLAND, C. 1650-1660
(2022-04-11)In July 1650, Oliver Cromwell and the New Model Army invaded Scotland, mere months after the execution of Charles I. For the next nine years, Scotland would be controlled by the English state through a mixture of martial ... -
"TRIAL BY GOOGLE": CAN FAIR CRIMINAL JURY TRIALS STILL BE GUARANTEED IN THE DIGITAL AGE?
(2024-08-27)The jury has long had a place within criminal legal systems of the world, including Canada’s. The wisdom of our system’s continued endorsement of the criminal jury depends on the validity of a key presumption: that verdicts ...