Windsor Law Professor and Law, Disability & Social Change Project Director Laverne Jacobs has collaborated with five academics across Canada, to write a text about persons with disabilities and their interactions with the law.
— Published on Nov 1st, 2021
Jacobs, L., Dhand, R., Ireland, D., Jochelson, R., Kodar, F., Bay, O. & McDonald, B., Law and Disability in Canada: Cases and Materials. (LexisNexis, 2021).
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Windsor Law’s Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Studies) Dr. Laverne Jacobs has been nominated by the Government of Canada for election to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
— Published on Jun 22nd, 2021
— Published on Jun 8th, 2021
Jacobs, Laverne; Anderson, Martin; Rohr, Rachel; and Perry, Tom. (2021). The Annotated Accessible Canada Act - Complete Text (Windsor: University of Windsor, 2021), online: <https://canlii.ca/t/t58r>.
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A two-part webinar series developed by Associate Dean (Research & Graduate studies) Laverne Jacobs and Tribunal Watch Ontario will consider how adjudicative tribunals and administrative justice can be improved on the ground.
The series will see experts in the field of law and stakeholders from different key perspectives, including that of diversity and inclusion.
— Published on May 19th, 2021
In Canadian courts, who gets to decide if race-based biases are likely to impact a legal outcome? More importantly, when is it appropriate to raise allegations of bias?
Professor Sujith Xavier will analyze these questions in his latest research project: “Who Gets to Decide? A Detailed Survey of Canadian Jurisprudence on Recusal Motions on Bias, Race & Decision Makers.”
— Published on Mar 19th, 2021
— Published on Mar 15th, 2021
This month, second-year law student Roxana Jahani Aval is applying her Human Dignity course learnings to the world of podcasts.
— Published on Feb 26th, 2021
The Canadian Bar Association has recognized Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Studies) Laverne Jacobs for her work to promote equality in the legal profession, the judiciary, and the legal community in Canada.
— Published on Feb 24th, 2021
