Case Brief: Ferjo v. Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, 2011 HRTO 222 Purpose: Kimberley Ferjo commenced an application against the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal for sexual discrimination. The tribunal had to determine whether Mrs. Ferjo faced discrimination after being previously denied legal representation and if her application should be dismissed. Facts: Mrs. Ferjo acted as a representative and witness for VideoComm Technologies during a hearing before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. The hearing
such as Canada, South Korea and the United States. Governments restrict abortion because it raises ethical problems as the act of taking away human life cannot be justified. Also, abortion has a high risk of side effects that threaten the physical and mental health of the mothers. Moreover, abortion is not a reasonable option because even fetuses have rights to survive and thus, other options such as foster care and adoption must be considered. Therefore, abortion
Canada currently only has laws in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Nova Scotia regarding this topic, but they are notably ineffective. It should be taken a step further in Canada and be part of our legislature that criminals cannot only be unable to receive funds from the sale of their crimes, but they should
Sixty-one percent are in Asia, 32 % in Africa, and 7% in Latin America. From this statistics it can be said that many of these children have no hope of benefiting from the booming global economy. Children are deprived of their right of getting education and contributing to their human capital accumulation. In addition to being an economic issue, child labor has important psychological and
the people, which every good free government will obtain, this provision was unnecessary” (Brutus 4). •People will not support laws that the magistrates carry out by themselves and shouldn’t be expected to, since it is a free government. •The right of election is given by the people, but the Congress has the power to change the time, regulations, and place of the elections. •If the federal government moves the elections to the capital, only the high-ranked people from the society would be able
time ever women have the ability to vote! This is a huge step for women 's equality throughout the world. After much fighting and arguing for rights, women have come a long way and are very proud of their achievements. After years and years of battling the men who lead the government, the 19th amendment has been ratified. This now, guarantees all women the right to vote in America.Although women will probably never be completely equal to men in this world this is a huge leap for womankind. Women throughout
MAJOR PROBLEM: SINGAPORE WATER SHORTAGE ISSUE Short history of Singapore: Singapore gained independence on 9th August in 1965 from the merger with Malaysia. After its separation from Malaysia, Singapore faces major problem in many areas. Singapore is a small island of area size of 718.3km square. Given her limited land capacity, Singapore face a severe lack of natural resources such as water. In the ’60s and ’70s, Singapore was heavily reliant on imported water from Malaysia and faced urbanisation
Being Free 1st draft Freedom is word used in a lot of contexts, but the official meaning of the word is “the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants” (Freedom). Meaning that you have the right to do something, with the focus being on you as an individual. This means no one can tell you what to do, like for example a state. This is an important aspect and part of political theory. Liberty is also used and viewed as the same category of theory, and has the definition “The state
postmodern worldview laws which are against or not supporting abortion are not acceptable. People who are against abortion are protecting lives of the unborn babies and the Christian worldview. Those who are for the idea of abortion are protecting women rights to choose and the postmodern worldview. Years back people knew that if a male makes a female pregnant they’ll have to marry get married irrespective of their age, but now people go for abortion. They see it as a solution to not face consequences of
The idea of who I think I am cannot be explained without considering about something called identity. Identity, according to the dictionary definition, is the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. However, in the field of International Politics, conceptualising identity is the subject of long standing debate. Thus there are a plethora of different ways of thinking about identity and the markers used to signify it and they have their limitations. Identity, in this field, is largely seen
the mother’s rights with the foetus’ rights through the restriction of women’s rights to have an abortion. The draft bill sought to permit termination of a pregnancy only in “cases of rape reported to the police or a medically certified threat to the mother’s physical or psychological health.” The bill does not permit the termination of a pregnancy on grounds that the foetus is seriously deformed. Many people perceived this part as contentious because it sought to restrict women’s right to abortion;
“I hope that by 2030, we can talk about gender difference in historical terms” is an inspiring quote from United Nations Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo- Ngcuka (Jenni Lee). This line may look trite but it holds a significant meaning. It is a woman’s hope to break free from gender stereotype that is prevalent in today’s world. However, the road to achieve Ngcuka’s aspiration is going to be complicated since gender stereotypes still exists not only in the corporate world, but also in the
Abstract women have been living very miserable lives throughout the history somewhere because of gender differences and somewhere base on lame excuses of religion. They do not have equal rights, freedom, opportunities as men and have been suffering gender-based violence perpetuated towards them in the male dominated society. Afghan women show great strength and resistance in the face of adverse circumstances. They have developed traumatic problems and in reaction to their problems, they have grown
Reproductive Rights as Human Rights “Throughout human history women have faced discrimination and violence and, despite significant progress, still do. But today, it is possible to help change that reality through the International Human Rights system that arose from the ashes of World War II”. There has been a lot of controversy regarding Reproductive rights all over the world. Defenders of women’s autonomy rights argue that “women can never be free to determine their own destiny in life if they
Singapore’s current political system is a democratic society. On paper, it ticks all the boxes of what makes a democratic system. It gives citizens the right to vote for the person they feel will best represent the voice of the people and address their needs. It also ensures that people have the freedom of speech and expression as stated in Article 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore. However, things do not appear to be so straightforward, there definitely is more than meets the eye
announcement of her birth in 1997 she caused panic all over the world. People started wondering; if the cloning of sheep is possible, will scientists soon start cloning humans? And if they did, would this be wrong, stupid, and dangerous for humanity? Most people despised the cloning of Dolly, as she was the first dangerous step towards human cloning, which is something a lot people still agree should never be done. Cloning actually occurs naturally in the birth of identical twins and other multiples; but
principles introduced by courts, which must be followed by judicial, quasi-judicial and administrative agencies during decision-making. Natural justice has principles concerning procedural fairness and ensuring these principles are followed, protects the rights of citizens, enhances public confidence and ensures that a fair decision is reached. Hence, it can be said that natural justice implies fairness, equity and equality. The principles of natural justice were derived from Romans who believed that some
“The land of the free and the home of the brave” (Morley, 2013). Americans always talk about how lucky they are to be living in a free country, but how free are they actually are? They would always talk about the first amendment and how it is so great because they would hate it if their given freedom was taken away from them, but how much freedom do the people who fit under non-white ethnicities actually get? The first amendment would never divide people’s freedom by their races. Determining who
2. Disadvantages of regulations/censorship 2.1 compromising the freedom of speech Censorship compromises the freedom of speech in many different ways. Freedom of speech refers to the right to speak without censorship or being restraint by a higher authority of the organization or country. For example, Compromising the freedom of speech will not allow the society to voice out their negative thoughts or to protest at a government or a government-related event. This example clearly shows that freedom
Human development standards of a country give economic and social development of its society as whole, which may influence by healthy internal and external affairs. Currently, some states encounter challenges of domestic unrest in the form of civil wars or domestic conflicts, religious issues as experienced by Israel and Palestine, and ethnic cleansing like genocide problems. Among them human smuggling, human trafficking, irregular movement of persons, migrant workers, boat people and asylum seekers