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The notion of infringement of rights is the most sensitive issue in the practice of youth protection law. Paragraph 4 of section 91 of the Youth Protection Act provides that when the court seized of a child’s situation under the Act finds that a child’s rights have been infringed, it may order measures to correct the situation. When the rights of a child whose security or development is compromised, have possibly been infringed, the situation awakens the sensitivities of all of the parties involved and calls for diligent action. However, the court’s power to intervene in this matter is laconically defined in the piece of legislation. It has been the subject of unequal interpretations in case law without receiving particularly critical examination by the doctrine. The author therefore seeks to establish the basis for a rigorous legal understanding of this notion in order to render its interpretation consistent and recognize its limits.
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La Loi sur la protection de la jeunesse met en place un mécanisme qui permet de prendre en charge une situation dans laquelle la sécurité ou le développement d’un enfant sont ou peuvent être considérés comme compromis. Il s’agit donc de redresser une situation potentielle ou avérée de violation des droits de l’enfant. Il arrive cependant que cette intervention elle-même bafoue les droits de l’enfant. Ainsi, le recours judiciaire en lésion de droits permet à la Chambre de la jeunesse de se prononcer sur l’existence de la lésion dans le cadre de l’intervention et d’ordonner des mesures pour y remédier. Notre contribution est le résultat d’une recherche par méthodes mixtes sur des cas récents de lésion de droits examinés par les tribunaux. Nous brossons un portrait des affaires identifiées et nous les analysons, particulièrement quant aux acteurs impliqués et aux mesures ordonnées, en tirant des conclusions sur l’utilité de ce recours.
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« Par son approche didactique, ce manuel expose le droit de la protection de la jeunesse. Il s'adresse à toute personne - intervenante ou novice - désirant approfondir ses connaissances en rapport avec l'un ou l'autre des aspects légaux de ce domaine particulier. Faisant suite à une deuxième édition consacrée aux profonds changements résultant de l'adoption de la loi de 2017, la présente version, restructurée et approfondie, intègre les constats des commissions Viens et Laurent sur les enfants autochtones, en plus de signaler les modifications apportées par le projet de loi n° 15 de 2022. Le préambule et les principes directeurs de la L.P.J. sont mis à l'honneur, de même que les règles ayant trait à la confidentialité et la durée d'une intervention. À l'instar de l'édition précédente, on y trouve l'évolution de la loi et la description des volets social et judiciaire en lien avec l'approche québécoise à la problématique. Par ailleurs, le texte ne néglige aucunement les principes régissant la lésion de droits, le témoignage de l'enfant, le secret professionnel, puis bien d'autres sujets encore. Le présent ouvrage démystifie le sujet en s'appuyant sur l'abondant corpus jurisprudentiel qui illustre les nombreux principes applicables. Il incorpore également l'ensemble des dispositions législatives et réglementaires en vigueur à ce jour. Le plus grand soin fut apporté pour guider et outiller le lecteur à travers les différentes étapes du processus d'intervention auprès des jeunes en difficulté. » -- Page 4 de la couverture.
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"This handbook presents youth protection law in Quebec. Practitioners, workers from the DYP, and anyone wishing to broaden their knowledge on the various legal aspects of this area of practice will greatly benefit from this helpful guide. It is a translation of the highly successful French publication, Droit de la protection de la jeunesse, 3e édition, written by the same author."-- Provided by publisher.
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« Le droit électoral concerne le vote mais aussi, plus largement, l’ensemble des règles qui régissent le choix de représentants des citoyens au sein d’institutions politiques. Plus fondamentalement, le droit électoral touche la qualité de la démocratie. Lorsqu’il faillit à sa mission, par exemple en matière de financement ou d’intégrité du résultat du vote, c’est tout l’édifice démocratique qui est fragilisé. Malgré son importance, le sujet n’a jusqu’à maintenant fait l’objet d’aucun ouvrage de référence au Québec. Le livre Droit électoral québécois -- Repères et enjeux contemporains vise à répondre à ce besoin, principalement dans le langage du droit, mais aussi en puisant aux autres disciplines qui peuvent en enrichir l’étude, dont la science politique et l’histoire. Pierre Vallée propose ici une synthèse et un regard nouveau sur l’histoire du droit électoral québécois, sur ses acteurs ainsi que sur ses principes et thèmes fondamentaux, dont la représentation électorale, l’administration des scrutins, le financement et les dépenses politiques, les mécanismes de contrôle, les dispositions pénales, la protection des renseignements personnels des électeurs de même que les campagnes numériques. Bien qu’il ait beaucoup en commun avec les autres démocraties représentatives, la singularité du régime électoral québécois est mise en relief, ainsi que les débats qui l’animent, dans ce panorama qui intéressera à la fois les juristes et les chercheurs d’autres disciplines ayant les élections pour objet d’étude. »-- Quatrième de couverture
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"Written by two of Canada’s leading constitutional scholars, the seventh edition of The Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides a uniquely accessible yet thorough and objective account of the Canadian Charter. This new edition includes, for the first time, a chapter examining Aboriginal and Treaty rights. The authors examine the manner in which Canadian courts have come to terms with the constitutional protection of rights, focusing on the decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada. The purpose is to explain Charter and Aboriginal rights, their interpretation by the courts, and their practical application. This edition also highlights a number of important cases in recent Canadian law. For example, Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique refused to accept that controlling the cost of minority-language education, which is a Charter right, would justify limiting that right under section 1. The decision also refused to extend qualified immunities from Charter damage awa rds to government policy decisions. The Frank decision, which struck down the disenfranchisement of Canadian citizens living abroad, and an important new remedies case, Ontario (Attorney General) v G, which will affect suspended declarations of invalidity and applicable exemptions, are both given a detailed and comprehensive analysis. The authors also discuss recent developments in the section 2(b) right to freedom of religion, including both the Ktunaxa Nation decision rejecting an Indigenous group’s claim that a development project would infringe on their right to freedom of religion, and the Trinity Western decisions dealing with a religiously motivated covenant that discriminated against prospective LGBTQ2S+ law students; developments in freedom of expression, including election spending and journalists being required to reveal their sources; the important role played by the Charter in the criminal process, including the Boudreault decision, which extends the protection against c ruel and unusual punishment; and developments in the area of equality rights, including decisions on pay equity and the Fraser case, which deals with pension benefits for women."-- Provided by publisher.
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'This publication presents a fascinating account of the struggles and reforms that have shaped Canada's electoral system from pre-Confederation times to the present day. Originally researched and published in 1997 and updated in 2007, this third edition -
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Section 33 - what is commonly referred to as the notwithstanding clause (NWC) - was written into the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to allow Parliament and the provinces to provisionally override certain Charter rights.The Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter examines the NWC from all angles and perspectives, considering who should have the last word on matters of rights and justice - the legislatures or the unelected judiciary - and what balance liberal democracy requires. In the case of Quebec, the use of the clause has been justified as necessary to preserve the province's culture and promote its identity as a nation. Yet Quebec's pre-emptive and sweeping invocation of the clause also challenges the scope of judicial review and citizens' recourse to it, and it tests the assumption that a dialogue between the judiciary and the legislature is always preferable in instances in which the legislative branch decides to suspend the operation of certain Charter rights and freedoms. By virtue of its contested purposes, interpretations, operation, and applications, the NWC represents and, to an extent, defines both the character and the very real vulnerabilities of liberal constitutionalism in Canada.The significance, effects, and legitimacy of the NWC have been vigorously debated within scholarship and among politicians and activists since the patriation of the Canadian Constitution in 1982. In The Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter leading scholars, jurists, and policy experts elucidate and prescribe reforms to the application of this consequential clause about which so much is written, and around which there is relatively little consensus.
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"This text examines the rules and regulations that apply to the running of elections in Canada, following the passing of the Elections Modernization Act in 2018 and in effect for the 43rd general election in 2019. The book covers the laws affecting voting rights and participation in the electoral process, analysis of the laws that apply to candidates, the laws governing riding associations and political parties and associations, campaign financing, political advertising and election compliance and enforcement. It also discusses new rules affecting third parties participating in the democratic process at election time. A new chapter offers practical guidance and summarizes key legal considerations at the various stages of campaign planning and execution for those involved in the electoral process as candidates, members of riding associations and campaign worker and volunteers."-- Provided by publisher.
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