16 July 2003
July 16, 2003
Bill C-22, An Act to Amend the Divorce Act
Bill C-22 proposed amendments to the Divorce Act that could have a huge impact on women’s lives as well as on those of their families. NAWL wrote to Minister of Justice in French and to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human ...
14 July 2003
July 14, 2003
Custody and Access: An Update on Bill C-22
On February 2003, Bill C-22, An Act Amending the Divorce Act was debated in the Second Reading in the House of Commons, and sent to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. In March, the Committee invited the Minister of Justice ...
14 July 2003
July 14, 2003
Reaffirming the Indivisibility of Human Rights at the Roundtable on Women and Politics 2003
Supported by an Advisory Committee of activists and academics with diverse experiences and expertise, the National Association of Women and the Law convened, on March 22-23, a dialogue with 40 women for its Roundtable on Women and Politics 2003 at the symbolic ...
14 July 2003
July 14, 2003
National Consultation on Transgender and Women’s Substantive Equality
NAWL organized a national consultation on transgender and women’s substantive equality rights, held in Ottawa on February 22 and 23, 2003. The consultation drew representatives from rape crisis centres, women’s equality-seeking groups, unions, government, transgender and transsexual (trans) advocates, and other interested ...
14 July 2003
July 14, 2003
The Live-In Caregiver Program: Inequality Under Canada’s Immigration System
The Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) is a specialized program of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, which admits participants to Canada as temporary workers for up to three years. In exchange for completing 24 months of care giving work for children, the elderly, or ...
14 July 2003
July 14, 2003
The Impact of the Anti-Terrorism Act
In the aftermath of the horrifying events of 9/11, the government of Canada introduced Bill C-36. It was far-reaching: an omnibus bill, cobbled together in haste while the country was still in a state of shock and crisis, bordering on hysteria. As ...
14 July 2003
July 14, 2003
Same-Sex Hearings
At the hearings held in Sudbury on April 9, 2003, NAWL appeared before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights to present our views on the question of whether the federal government should recognize same-sex marriages. We urged the committee members ...
14 July 2003
July 14, 2003
Agency and Urgency: An Advocacy Project on the Defence of Provocation
As a student of Women’s Studies, a worker at a shelter for abused women and a black woman who witnessed violence in my life, I believe the Provocation Defence is a blatant injustice to women. Honourable Minister, our beloved country has fought ...
1 July 2003
July 1, 2003
Volume 22, No. 2, Summer 2003 / Volume 22, No. 2, Été 2003
Volume 22, No. 2, Summer 2003 Volume 22, No. 2, Été 2003 Nothing ...
1 July 2003
July 1, 2003
NAWL Brief on the Act to Amend the Divorce Act (Bill C-22) / Mémoire de l’ANFD au sujet de la Lo
NAWL Brief on the Act to Amend the Divorce Act (Bill C-22) Mémoire de l’ANFD au sujet de la Loi modifiant la Loi sur le divorce (Projet de loi C-22) The current Divorce Act presents a number of challenges and barriers to ...
23 May 2003
May 23, 2003
NAWL Brief to the Canadian Human Rights Commission on the Treatment of Federally Sentenced Women /
NAWL Brief to the Canadian Human Rights Commission on the Treatment of Federally Sentenced Women Mémoire de l’ANFD à la Commission canadienne des droits de la personne au sujet du traitement des femmes purgeant une peine fédérale Federally Sentenced Women: Canada’s Breach ...
14 May 2003
May 14, 2003
Canada’s Unfair Treatment of Women Prisoners / Le Canada traite injustement ses prisonnières
Canada’s Unfair Treatment of Women Prisoners Le Canada traite injustement ses prisonnières OTTAWA – The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) is submitting a critical report to the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) alleging that the Canadian government has breached ...
22 April 2003
April 22, 2003
Marriage and Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rig
Marriage and Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights Des unions des conjoints de même sexe It is NAWL’s position that the prohibition against same-sex marriage is discriminatory and in violation of section 15 of ...
9 April 2003
April 9, 2003
Submission on Marriage and the Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
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1 April 2003
April 1, 2003
Marriage and Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions / Mariage et reconnaissance des unions de même se
Marriage and Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions Mariage et reconnaissance des unions de même sexe Submission by the National Association of to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) is a non-profit ...
24 March 2003
March 24, 2003
Restorative Justice in Nova Scotia: Women’s Experience and Recommendations
Restorative Justice in Nova Scotia: Women’s Experience and Recommendations La justice réparatrice en Nouvelle-Écosse: le vécu et les recommandations des femmes Restorative justice processes have been contemplated as a potential improvement on the failures of the existing criminal justice system to deal ...
17 March 2003
March 17, 2003
Information Sheets for the 2003 National Roundtable on Women and Politics / Fiches d’informati
Information Sheets for the 2003 National Roundtable on Women and Politics Fiches d’information pour la Table ronde sur les femmes et la politique 2003 Information on women’s access to political office, who is represented in the House of Commons, electoral systems, and ...
12 March 2003
March 12, 2003
The Context for a National Roundtable on Women and Politics in 2003 / Le contexte de notre Table ron
The Context for a National Roundtable on Women and Politics in 2003 Le contexte de notre Table ronde sur les femmes et la politique 2003 The goal of the National Roundtable on Women and Politics 2003 is to consult with diverse women ...
4 March 2003
March 4, 2003
Pay Equity and Access to Justice: UN Tells Canada to Act on Women’s Rights / Équité salarial
Pay Equity and Access to Justice: UN Tells Canada to Act on Women’s Rights Équité salariale et accès à la justice: l’ONU presse le Canada d’agir en faveur des droits des femmes OTTAWA – The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of ...
17 February 2003
February 17, 2003
Transgender Human Rights and Women’s Substantive Equality / L’égalité réelle pour les femmes
Transgender Human Rights and Women’s Substantive Equality L’égalité réelle pour les femmes et les personnes transgenres The aim of this discussion paper is to engage equality advocates on specific questions of relevance to law reform initiatives pertaining to the relation between transgender ...
