(DOWNLOAD) "Disabled Persons and Canadian Law Schools: The Right to the Equal Benefit of the Law School." by McGill Law Journal ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Disabled Persons and Canadian Law Schools: The Right to the Equal Benefit of the Law School.
- Author : McGill Law Journal
- Release Date : January 01, 2001
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 288 KB
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Introduction Over the past decade, Canada's legal establishment, including courts, the profession and legal educators, has directed unprecedented attention to equality issues. A decade ago, human rights codes were being expanded across Canada to outlaw discrimination on grounds which were hitherto unconsidered. Early in the 1980s, Canada's constitution was amended to include a supreme guarantee of equality rights. Policy initiatives in the mid-80s have led to the introduction of pay equity and employment programs, and to calls for their substantial expansion.