Laverne Jacobs, PhD
Associate Professor
Books
- Laverne Jacobs, Ruby Dhand, David Ireland, Richard Jochelson, Freya Kodar and Odelia Bay, Law and Disability in Canada: Cases and Materials (Lexis-Nexis, 2021).
- Laverne Jacobs, Martin Anderson, Rachel Rohr, Tom Perry, The Annotated Accessible Canada Act (May, 2021) published open access on CanLII and on the Law, Disability & Social Change Project website.
- Laverne Jacobs & Sasha Baglay, eds., The Nature of Inquisitorial Processes in Administrative Regimes: Global Perspectives, (Surrey, UK: Ashgate , 2013) (peer-reviewed, 17 contributors) 416pp.
- Laverne A. Jacobs & Justice Anne L. Mactavish., eds., Dialogue Between Courts and Tribunals – Essays in Administrative Law and Justice (2001-2007) (Montreal: Les Éditions Thémis, 2008) 398pp. (Full-text available here)
Commissioned Research
- Laverne Jacobs, The Interplay Between Human Rights and Accessibility Laws: Lessons Learned and Considerations for the Planned Federal Accessibility Legislation (February, 2018).
Articles and Book Chapters
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Laverne Jacobs, “The Architecture of Fairness: Tribunal Independence Impartiality and Bias in the Canadian Administrative State” in Administrative Law in Context, 4th edition, Colleen M. Flood & Paul Daly eds. (Toronto: Emond Montgomery, 2021) .
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Laverne Jacobs, "The Universality of the Human Condition: Theorizing Transportation Inequality Claims by Persons with Disabilities in Canada 1976-2016" (2018) 7 Canadian Journal of Human Rights pp. 35-66.
- Laverne Jacobs, "‘Humanizing’ Disability Law: Citizen Participation in the Development of Accessibility Regulations in Canada" Revue Internationale des Gouvernements Ouverts, (2016) 93-120.
- Laverne Jacobs, "The Accessibility for Manitobans Act: Ambitions and Achievements in Antidiscrimination and Citizen Participation," (2016) Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, Vol 5, No 4 , pp. 1-24 (with Britney DeCosta and Victoria Cino).
- Laverne Jacobs, "From Rawls to Habermas: Toward A Theory of Grounded Impartiality in Canadian Administrative Law" (2014) 51(2) Osgoode Hall Law Journal 543-594.
- Laverne Jacobs, “Evaluating Ombuds Oversight in the Canadian Access to Information Context: An Empirical Study” in Jacobs & Baglay, eds., The Nature of Inquisitorial Processes in Administrative Regimes: Global Perspectives, (Surrey, UK: Ashgate , 2013) 295-324.
- Laverne Jacobs, « Contribuţii aduse studiului instituţiei Ombudsmanului: regimuri juridice polijurale şi impactul soluţionării conflictului în contextul canadian al liberului acces la informaţiile de interes public »in Dacian-Cosmin Dragos and Bogdana Neamţu, Instituţia Ombudsmanului: justitiţie alternativă? (Editura C.H. Beck: Bucharest (Romania), 2011) 185-212. (Romanian translation of “Building on the Ombudsman: Polyjuralism and the Impact of Dispute Resolution in the Canadian Access to Information Context”).
- Laverne Jacobs, "Caught between Judicial Paradigms and the Administrative State’s Pastiche: ‘Tribunal’ Independence, Impartiality, and Bias" in Administrative Law in Context , 2nd edition, Colleen M. Flood & Lorne Sossin eds. (Toronto: Emond Montgomery, 2012) 233-78.
- Laverne Jacobs, “The Nature of Inquisitorial Processes in Administrative Regimes: Global Perspectives - Research Workshop Report” (2011) 24 Canadian Journal of Administrative Law and Practice 261-283 (with Sasha Baglay, Melissa Kwok, Maria Mavrikkou & Ki Lin Tay).
- Laverne Jacobs, "Transnational and Comparative Administrative Law: Papers from the Sixth Administrative Law Discussion Forum, Québec City" (2010) 28(2) Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice v-ix (with Denis Lemieux & Russell Weaver).
- Laverne Jacobs, “A Wavering Commitment?: Administrative Independence and Collaborative Governance in Ontario’s Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability Legislation” (2010) 28(2) Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice 285-307.
- Laverne Jacobs, “Developments in Administrative Law: The 2008-2009 Term – Contemplating Legislative (Im)Precision” (2009) 48 Supreme Court Law Review 43-70.
- Laverne Jacobs, “Developments in Administrative Law: The 2007-2008 Term - The Impact of Dunsmuir” (2008) 43 Supreme Court Law Review (2d) 1-34.
- Laverne Jacobs, “Independence, Impartiality and Bias”, chapter in Administrative Law in Context, textbook edited by Lorne Sossin and Colleen Flood (Toronto: Emond Montgomery, 2008).
- Laverne Jacobs, “Tribunal Independence and Impartiality: Rethinking the Theory after Bell and Ocean Port Hotel – A Call for Empirical Analysis” in Laverne A. Jacobs & Justice Anne L. Mactavish., eds., Dialogue Between Courts and Tribunals – Essays in Administrative Law and Justice (2001-2007) (Montreal: Les Éditions Thémis, 2008) 43-66.
- Laverne Jacobs & Thomas Kuttner, “The Expert Tribunal”, in Laverne A. Jacobs & Justice Anne L. Mactavish., eds., Dialogue Between Courts and Tribunals – Essays in Administrative Law and Justice (2001-2007) (Montreal: Les Éditions Thémis, 2008) 67-92.
- Laverne Jacobs, “Developments in Administrative Law: The 2005-2006 and the 2006-2007 Terms” (2007) 38 Supreme Court Law Review (2d) 55-110.
- Laverne Jacobs, “Reconciling Tort and Administrative Law Concepts of Justice: The Case of Historical Wrongs” (2007) University of New Brunswick Law Journal 134-161; (Special symposium issue: Public Wrongs, Private Duties: Re-thinking Public Authority Liability in Canada).
- Laverne Jacobs, “Developments in Administrative Law: The 2004-2005 Term” (2005) 30 Supreme Court Law Review (2d) 43.
- Laverne Jacobs, “Recent Developments in Tribunal Standing: Bransen Construction Ltd. and Tribunal Impartiality”(2003) 50 Administrative Law Reports (3d) 123.
- Laverne Jacobs, “The Tribunal Administratif du Québec: Innovations in Administrative Justice; Tribunal Independence and Constitutional Questions” (2003) Journal of Regulatory Boards and Administrative Law Litigation 362.
- Laverne A. Jacobs & Thomas S. Kuttner, “Discovering What Tribunals Do: Tribunal Standing before the Courts” (2002) 81 Canadian Bar Review 616.
- Laverne A. Jacobs & Thomas S. Kuttner, “Case Comment: Alberta v. Alberta (Labour Relations Board): The Quagmire of Tribunal Standing”(2001) 30 Administrative Law Reports (3d) 71.
- Laverne A. Jacobs, “Integrity, Dignity and the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases: Can the Act Provide More Appropriate Compensation for Sexual Harassment Victims?”(2000) 30 Revue de Droit de l’Université de Sherbrooke 279.
Selected Conference Papers
- "Building on the Ombudsman: Polyjuralism and the Impact of Dispute Resolution in the Canadian Access to Information Context" -- Presented at the 7th International Conference of Information Commissioners, Ottawa, October, 2011 (invited)
- "Independence, Autonomy & Impartiality : Normative Understandings and the Use of Discretion by Adjudicators on the Ground" -- Presented at the conference: Effective Judicial Review: A Cornerstone of Good Governance , hosted by the University of Cambridge, Centre for Public Law & the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, December 11, 2008).
- "Reconciling Tribunal Independence and Expertise -- Empirical Observations" --Presented at The Future of Administrative Justice, Symposium held by the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (Toronto, January 18, 2008) (invited). Paper available online: http://www.law.utoronto.ca/visitors_content.asp?itemPath=5/7/3/0/0&contentId=1694
- “Integrated Alignment: Mastering the Conceptual Challenges of Governance in Daily Tribunal Operation” — Prepared for the opening plenary session of the Canadian Council of Administrative Tribunals 22nd Annual Conference: The Integrated Tribunal- From Concept to Reality (Ottawa, June 11, 2006)(invited). Paper available online: http://www.ccat-ctac.org/downloads/E%20eng%20Jacobs.pdf
- “ The Place of the Administrative Tribunal in Canada: Linking our Past to Future Prospects”—Presented at the closing plenary session of the Canadian Council of Administrative Tribunals 19th Annual Conference: Investing in Knowledge (Ottawa, June 4, 2003) (invited). Paper available online: http://www.ccat-ctac.org/en/conferences/2003_conf.php
Notable Cases
Ontario (Energy Board) v. Ontario Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44
Smith v. Alliance Pipeline Ltd., 2011 SCC 7
Canada (Attorney General) v. Quadrini, 2010 FCA 246 (CanLII)
Halifax (Regional Municipality) v. Nova Scotia (Human Rights Commission) [2008] NSCA 21
Graham v. Workers Compensation Board of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut 2007 NWTSC 54
Stephens v. Lynx Industries Inc., 2006 HRTO 31
Alberta Liquor Store Association v. Alberta (Gaming and Liquor Commission), 2006 ABQB 904 (CanLII)
Ontario (Children’s Lawyer) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner) (2005) 196 O.A.C. 350, 2005 CanLII 11786 (ON C.A.)
Ontario (Children’s Lawyer) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner) (2003), 66 O.R. (3d) 692 (Div. Ct).
Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 707 v. Alberta (Labour Relations Board) (2004), 11 Admin. L.R.(4th) 107 (AB. Q.B.)
Imperial Oil Ltd. v. Alberta Minister of Environment, 2003 ABQB 388 , [2003] A.J. No. 721 (AB Q.B.)
Williams v. Arthur, [2002] R.R.A. 1060; Q.J. No. 4573 (Q.C.A)