Arbour, Jane M.

The Protection of Aboriginal Rights within a Human Rights Regime: In Search of an Analytical Framework for Section 25 of The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The intersection between the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Aboriginal rights are discussed in this review of section 25 of the Charter. The author seeks to establish a framework for analysis of potential conflicts between Charter rights and Aboriginal rights. To begin, there is a detailed review of jurisprudence of section 25 of the Charter, its historical roots, and the various means of constitutional interpretation.

Canada and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Canada is a party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (OP-CEDAW). This short pamphlet, produced by Status of Women Canada, discusses the CEDAW treaty and its Optional Protocol in general terms, along with the communication and inquiry procedures under OP-CEDAW. Finally, the pamphlet outlines the Canadian domestic human rights instruments that serve to protect gender equality and women's human rights more generally.