23 May 2014
May 23, 2014
NAWL Responds to Trinity Western University’s School of Law Proposal
Cette lettre est uniquement disponible en anglais. In a letter addressed to the Canadian Federation of Law Societies, NAWL expresses its grave concern regarding Trinity Western University’s proposal to open a new law school. Trinity Western’s University’s requirement that students and staff ...
19 May 2014
May 19, 2014
Gendered Dissent Workshop
On May 12-13, 2014, Julie Shugarman and Pam Cross presented on a panel with the Barbra Schlifer Clinic and FAFIA at the Gendered Dissent workshop hosted by the Institute for Feminist Legal Studies at Osgoode Law School. The final report of the ...
25 October 2013
October 25, 2013
A Sad Farewell
The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) notes with great sadness the death of our dear friend and colleague Alison Dewar. Alison was an ardent defender of social justice on all fronts, as a union-side labour lawyer, human rights advocate ...
22 October 2013
October 22, 2013
2013 Annual Report
Message from the National Steering Committee In 2012-2013, NAWL focused the majority of its time on advancing the Women and Law Reform Clinic project that was commenced in 2011, following the completion of a McLean Foundation funded feasibility study and with the ...
1 October 2013
October 1, 2013
New SCC decision on economic rights in the family
On January 25th, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that not extending spousal support and the division of property upon relationship breakdown to common-law couples, or de facto spouses, is constitutional. The case of Quebec (Attorney General)v. A, otherwise known as ...
16 September 2013
September 16, 2013
Feminist Leadership Summit 2011
In February 2011, NAWL hosted a Feminist Leadership Summit in Ottawa that was attended by twenty-one young feminists from across Canada. All of the Summit participants, representing a diverse range of identities, had demonstrated leadership skills and equality rights work experience in ...
18 October 2012
October 18, 2012
2012 Annual Report
Message from the Message from the National Steering Committee In 2011-2012, NAWL advanced its work to inspire and reinvigorate a community of equality seeking law students in Canada. Publication of the Gender and the Law Manual: An Introductory Handbook for Law Students ...
28 September 2012
September 28, 2012
Women’s rights organizations call for resignation of Status of Women Minister Rona
OTTAWA / The National Association of Women and the Law(“NAWL”), along with a number of Canadian women’s equality groups, joins the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada in demanding the immediate resignation of the Minister Responsible for the Status of Women Rona Ambrose. ...
28 September 2012
September 28, 2012
Open Letter: Resignation of Rona Ambrose re M-312
Lettre ouverte au gouvernement: Démission de Rona Ambrose re M-312 NAWL calls for Rona Ambrose’s resignation as the the Minister Responsible for the Status of Women. L’ ANFD réclame la démission immédiate de la ministre responsable de la Condition féminine, Rona Ambrose. ...
9 September 2012
September 9, 2012
NAWL calls for Rona Ambrose’s resignation as the the Minister Responsible for the Status of Women re M-312
September 28, 2012 Stephen Harper Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 By e-mail: pm@pm.gc.ca cc Minister Ambrose: rona.ambrose.c1a@parl.gc.ca Re: Resignation of Rona Ambrose re M-312 The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL), along with ...
27 November 2011
November 27, 2011
Some Guidelines for Feminist Legal Pedagogy
Law professors across the country have managed to (and often despite considerable animosity and resistance from other faculty members) ensure that law schools engage with feminist content or substance within the classroom. Fostering feminist pedagogical forms or structures, however, remains a challenge ...
27 November 2011
November 27, 2011
Feminist Warning
Did I tell you that I am a feminist? Card-carrying, with capital letters and without apology or equivocation? Did you just roll your eyes? It’s okay, this won’t take long. ...
27 November 2011
November 27, 2011
Why we still need feminism in law school
Law can function as either a tool or a weapon. Used well, it can be a tool to effect social justice. Used badly, it is a weapon that will increase social injustice. Either way, law, and those who study, understand, apply and ...
27 November 2011
November 27, 2011
Where would I be without Feminism in Law School?
It is an unfortunate truth that law school can be a harrowing experience. Among the first examples that spring to my mind of the more difficult issues one must face are: first year’s onerous schedule and the brutal introduction to the Socratic ...
30 October 2011
October 30, 2011
2011 Annual Report
NAWL moved forward with a number of exciting projects in the last year. In 2010-2011, a significant focus was given to returning to our grass roots and working with young feminists on university campuses. We kicked off the fall with a speaking ...
12 October 2011
October 12, 2011
Women’s rights organization releases alternative orientation guide for law students
The National Association of Women and the Law (“NAWL”) Charitable Trust for Research and Education will today release its Gender and the Law Manual: An Introductory Handbook for Law Students. The Manual was compiled by a working group of law students from ...
20 September 2011
September 20, 2011
A Feminist Take on First Year Criminal Law
Un aperçu féministe sur le cours de droit pénal de première année A Feminist Take on First Year Criminal Law” was drafted for NAWL by Elizabeth Sheehy, in the summer of 2010. Professor Sheehy teaches at the University of Ottawa faculty of ...
28 June 2011
June 28, 2011
Feminist Curriculum in Law Schools
Curriculum féministe dans une école de droit canadienne The study will include a needs assessment, taking into consideration the underserved legal needs of marginalized women. Watch the NAWL website for updates on this project. L’ANFD est fière d’annoncer que nous avons reçu ...
4 October 2010
October 4, 2010
2010 Annual Report
Message from The National Steering Committee NAWL’s work in 2009/2010 again replied on the generous of a number of unions, individual donors and volunteers, and we want to take this opportunity to than them for their ongoing commitment to women’s equality in ...
14 March 2010
March 14, 2010
What We Do
The NAWL promotes women’s equality by lobbying for change to federal and provincial laws and regulations, producing publications on legal issues affecting all aspects of women’s lives, consulting with government officials on legal issues of concern to women, and more. The NAWL ...
