Mothers who have experienced intimate partner violence are often accused of being “alienating” in family court. In December 2022, the National Association of Women and the Law submitted a brief to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to fight back against this phenomenon. Twenty-eight Canadian organizations endorsed our submission! …
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Intimate partner and domestic violence in Canada: a Brief to the Status of Women Committee
Letter to the Federation of Law Societies of Canada
Intimate partner violence is a crucial topic that affects a lawyer’s practice regardless of their field. This is why NAWL submitted a letter to the Federation of Law Societies of Canada to demand that intimate partner violence education be included in the National Requirement. The National Requirement is a standard that determines whether law school…
Joint statement in solidarity with Indigenous families mourning the murder of four Indigenous women
Press Release: NAWL Takes Action on Gun Control Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Algonquin Anishnaabeg Territory/Ottawa, ON – The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) has filed a brief with the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security regarding Bill C-21: An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms). With Bill C-21, the Government…
BILL C-28: Letter to Senators
The Senate of Canada Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A4 June 21, 2022 Dear Honourable Senators: Re: Bill C-28 – Self-Induced Extreme Intoxication I write on behalf of the National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL). Founded in 1974, NAWL is a feminist organization that promotes the equality rights of…
PRESS RELEASE: Bill C-28 Falls Short in Protecting Women
For Immediate Release – Algonquin Anishnaabeg Territory/Ottawa, ON – On Friday, June 17th, Justice Minister David Lametti tabled Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (self-induced extreme intoxication). This Bill was introduced in response to a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision striking s. 33.1 of the Criminal Code of Canada leaving a…
Letter to Ministers: Firearms Controls and Violence Against Women
The Honourable Marco Mendicino, P.C., M.P. Minister of Public Safety The Honourable Marci Ien, P.C., M.P. Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Minister Mendicino and Minister Ien, Re Firearms Controls and Violence Against Women Since the Montreal massacre, women’s groups across Canada…
“Supreme Court must keep women’s rights at the forefront when it rules on ‘extreme intoxication’ defence” Opinion article by Kerri A. Froc and Elizabeth A. Sheehy
KERRI A. FROC AND ELIZABETH A. SHEEHY CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED JANUARY 4, 2022 Read original Opinion article here. Three significant cases have arrived for consideration at the Supreme Court of Canada, each challenging Section 33.1 of the Criminal Code. That section, added by the federal government in 1995, addresses the “fault” element for crimes of violence. The…
NAWL letter to the Senate in support of Bill C-6
Honourable Senators, The National Association of Women and the Law is a not-for-profit feminist organization that promotes the equality rights of women, in all their diversity, through legal education, research and law reform advocacy. We are writing to voice our support for Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy), as it…