Episode 61 (En anglais): The Concept of Dignity in Canadian Case Law: Ethical and Practical Aspects
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Episode 61 (En anglais): The Concept of Dignity in Canadian Case Law: Ethical and Practical Aspects
Broadcast Date: October 20, 2022
Summary
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. This important topic is one of the key aspects to be examined at CIAJ’s 46th Annual Conference, entitled “The Right to Dignity in Canadian Law.” The conference will be held in person in Halifax and online, from October 26-28, 2022.
Related Documentation
- Milne, Cheryl. Education Statutes and Regulations of Ontario, 2023 Edition, LexisNexis Canada, 2658 p., 2022
- Milne, Cheryl & Roach, Kent. Public Interest Litigation in Canada, LexisNexis Canada, 464 p., 2019
Guest
- Professor Cheryl Milne, Executive Director, David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Cheryl Milne was called to the Ontario Bar in 1987 and completed an MSW at the University of Toronto in 1991. Prior to coming to the Centre, Ms. Milne was a legal advocate for children with the legal clinic Justice for Children and Youth. There she led the clinic’s Charter litigation including the challenge to the corporal punishment defence in the Criminal Code [ Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v. Canada (2004)], the striking down of the reverse onus sections of the Youth Criminal Justice Act for adult sentencing [ R. v. D.B. (2008)], and an intervention involving the right of a capable adolescent to consent to her own medical treatment ( A.C. v. Manitoba Child and Family Services (2009)]. She has represented the Asper Centre in R. v. Conway the Polygamy Reference case and most recently in appeals pertaining to jury vetting and jury representation. She is a Past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights section and teaches a clinical course in constitutional advocacy at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. Ms. Milne is a member of the Steering Committee of the National Association for Women and the Law (NAWL), and is currently the Chair of the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children, Justice for Children and Youth and the Children’s Law Committee of the Canadian Bar Association.
Host
- Nathan Afilalo, Lawyer, CIAJ
Nathan is a graduate of McGill’s BCL/LLB program and was CIAJ’s first articling student. Trained in both Civil and Common Law, he has been called to the Ontario Bar in 2020 and is now preparing for the Quebec Bar exam. He has clerked at the Montreal Municipal Court, as well as involved himself in Montreal-based access to justice organizations such as The Mile End Legal Clinic and the Centre for Research-Action and Race Relations. At CIAJ Nathan conducts legal research on our national discussions on key issues, pens reports and helps develop CIAJ initiatives.
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