“Government is not banning books”: book ban legislation makes its first appearance in Canada
The book-banning legislation crusade in the United States has officially spilled over into Canada with the passing of Bill 28 by Alberta’s United Conservative Party government under Premier Danielle Smith...
Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia: A profound shift in how Canadian tort law recognises and redresses intimate partner violence – but what will the material impacts be for survivors?
In Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia 2026 SCC 16, the Supreme Court of Canada recognised (6-3) a new tort of intimate partner violence, based on coercive and controlling behaviour, overturning the Ontario...
The Cognitive Challenges of Integrating Large Language Models to Assist Judges and the Threat to Fair Trial
General Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and DeepSeek, and even field-specialised models, are being widely used in almost every sector, including healthcare, business, engineering, education, law...
Supreme Court of Canada Rules that Excluding Refugee Claimants from Subsidized Childcare Discriminates Based on Sex in Quebec v Kanyinda
Does excluding refugee claimants from access to subsidized childcare violate the right to equality? In Quebec v Kanyinda (2026 SCC 7), a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC)...
La Cour suprême du Canada déclare que l’exclusion des demandeurs d’asile de l’admissibilité aux services de garde subventionnés établit une discrimination fondée sur le sexe : Québec c Kanyinda
L’exclusion des demandeurs d’asile de l’accès aux services de garde subventionnés viole-t-elle le droit à l’égalité ? Dans l’affaire Québec c Kanyinda (2026 CSC 7), une majorité des juges de...
A Bright Future for Canadian Equality Law?
Women who are claiming refugee status in Canada are now able to access to subsidized day care. The Supreme Court of Canada in Quebec (Attorney General) v Kanyinda held that...
Positive and Negative Rights Strike Again: Mathur v. Ontario
The distinction between positive and negative rights continues to complicate, and defeat, constitutional recognition of social justice issues for Canadians. While many (convincingly) refute the relevance of this distinction, and...
Transphobia at the highest level: UN Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem’s report on Violence Against Women and Girls in breach of the Special Mandate Code of Conduct
In June 2025, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, released a report entitled “Sex-based violence against women and girls: new frontiers and emerging issues”...
Clicks & Consent Across Borders: Briskin v. Shopify and the Global Reach of Privacy Rights
Can a technology company based in Canada be sued in California for allegedly violating Californian privacy laws? In Briskin v Shopify, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said yes. The...
Does Excluding Refugee Claimants from Subsidized Childcare Violate the Right to Equality? Supreme Court of Canada Considers Appeal in Quebec v Kanyinda
Refugee claimants – and women refugee claimants in particular – are among the most vulnerable members of society. Does excluding them from access to subsidized childcare amount to discrimination based...
Women in Constitutions – Podcast Series
https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Compilation-Women-in-Constitution.mp4 Virtually all constitutions guarantee women’s right to equality, yet, there is a rise in backlash against legal, political, economic, social and cultural efforts to achieve women’s equality. This podcast...
Women in Constitutions – The Canadian Constitution with Jennifer Koshan
Oxford Human Rights Hub · Women in Constitutions – The Canadian Constitution with Jennifer Koshan Virtually all constitutions guarantee women’s right to equality, yet, there is a rise in backlash...
