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Episode 63: Trust and Dignity: What Do Citizens Want and Need in a Modern Justice System?
Dignity, Human Rights – Feb 02, 2023
In this excerpt from CIAJ's 2022 Conference on dignity, CIAJ Lawyer Nathan Afilalo welcomes Rheanne Scott (Director, Justice and Community Safety, PwC Canada) for a special interactive session including testimonials.
Episode 62: Accessibility and Accommodations in Law Schools
Dignity, Human Rights – Dec 01, 2022
In this episode, Lan Keenan, President of the Schulich Disability Alliance and JD candidate at Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, provides an overview of accessibility and accommodation issues and solutions in law schools.
Episode 61: The Concept of Dignity in Canadian Case Law: Ethical and Practical Aspects
Dignity – Oct 20, 2022
In this episode, Professor Cheryl Milne and CIAJ Legal Researcher Nathan Afilalo discuss the practical aspects of the use of the concept of dignity in Canadian case law, and the ethical and practical implications of practising law consistent with the concept of dignity.
Episode 32: Dignity Part VIII
Dignity, Human Rights – Sep 23, 2021
An eight-part series on dignity. In this eighth episode, we will be exploring the impact of medical aid in dying legislation on people with cognitive conditions.
Episode 31: Dignity Part VII
Dignity, Human Rights – Sep 16, 2021
An eight-part series on dignity. In this seventh episode, we will be exploring how the concept of dignity, mental illness and medical aid in dying interrelate.
Episode 30: Dignity Part VI
Dignity, Human Rights – Sep 09, 2021
An eight-part series on dignity. In this sixth episode, we will be exploring the connection between the concept of dignity and mental illness.
Episode 29: Dignity Part V
Dignity, Human Rights – Aug 31, 2021
An eight-part series on dignity. In this fifth episode, we will be exploring what changes were made to medical aid in dying legislation from Bill C-14 to Bill C-7.
Episode 28: Dignity Part IV
Dignity, Human Rights – Aug 17, 2021
An eight-part series on dignity. In this fourth episode, we will be exploring the concept of dignity and the history of medical aid in dying (MAID) legislation and jurisprudence.
Episode 11: Dignity Part III
Dignity, Human Rights – Feb 25, 2021
An eight-part series on dignity. In this third and last episode, we will be exploring how the judiciary should address the impact of systemic discrimination and oppression, as well as indignity, on an individual’s ability to access end-of-life ethics.
Episode 10: Dignity Part II
Dignity, Human Rights – Feb 18, 2021
An eight-part series on dignity. In this second episode, we will be looking at the current landscape of dignity in the judiciary, namely in jurisprudence, the impact of systemic discrimination and oppression on dying with dignity, as well as the current legislation and short-comings of end-of-life ethics.
Episode 9: Dignity Part I
Dignity, Human Rights – Feb 11, 2021
An eight-part series on dignity. In this first episode, we will be exploring whether dignity exists in the Canadian constitution, what the working definition of dignity entails, and how we explore dignity in an academic and legal context.