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Girls, Who Run The World? Not Yet: An Analysis of the Underrepresentation of Women on Boards in Canada and the Underlying Theory of the Regulation Thereof
(2020-05-11)
This thesis provides an in-depth analysis of the underlying theories of the regulation of the underrepresentation of women on boards, typically categorized into business case and normative rationales. An analysis of these ...
With Great Advantage Should Come Responsibility: How the Territorialist Approach in Private International Law Maybe Overcome to Ensure Justice is Done for those Left in the Wake of Canadian Business Abroad
(2020-05-11)
Conflict of laws rules in Canada bias toward taking jurisdiction over matters involving human rights or environmental abuse inflicted abroad, particularly when inflicted by Canadian corporations. Contrary to enumerated ...
Regulatory Transgression? Drivers, Aims and Effects of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Regulation in Pakistan
(2020-05-11)
The harmonization of money laundering and terrorism financing regulation is a key feature of the contemporary global economy. Since 9/11 particularly, the remarkable growth of this field of regulation has been characterized ...
A Comparative Study of Judicial Safeguards in Relation to Investor-State Dispute Settlement
(2020-05-11)
ISDS is a relatively young and dynamic regime. It faces challenges for which other adjudicative systems, after centuries of development, have found solutions. In ISDS, fair rules and procedures are essential since ISDS is ...
Punishing Black Bodies in Canada: Making Blackness Visible in Criminal Sentencing
(2020-05-11)
The plight of African Canadian offenders in the Canadian criminal justice system is well recognized. However, there is limited scholarly or jurisprudential focus on the role an African Canadian offenders race, colour and ...
Assessing Canada's Copyright Law in the Digital Context: Digital Locks, Open Licenses, and the Limits of Legislative Change
(2020-05-11)
This dissertation examines Canadas copyright law reform in the information age. The overarching theme of my research underscores the importance of considering the purpose(s) of copyright law and the public interest while ...
A Corporative Theory of Corporate Law and Governance
(2020-05-11)
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This book investigates how a corporation, as a legal entity with certain specific attributes, but lacking human form, can take action in the real world of human activity. It contends that a corporation must take ...
Resisting Obsolescence: A Comprehensive Study of Canada's Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner and the Office's Efforts to Innovate While Strategically Asserting Greater Independence
(2020-05-11)
In 2017, Justin Trudeau become the first Prime Minister to be found in violation of Canadas parliamentary ethics laws. This incident alone demonstrated the need for a comprehensive study of the Canadian parliamentary ethics ...
Procedural Discretionary Decisions and Access to Justice Before Administrative Tribunals
(2020-11-13)
This thesis considers procedural discretionary decision-making by administrative tribunals and access to justice for marginalized and low-income individuals. I begin by reviewing literature regarding discretionary ...
Disability's Encounter with Legislation and Governance: Long-Term Care Homes in Ontario
(2020-05-11)
This dissertation is a comprehensive study of the new legal framework for the long-term care (LTC) sector (also known as nursing homes) in Ontario, Canada. The research sought to answer the following question: What are the ...