Restorative Justice Works Restorative Justice (RJ) programs offer vital, effective alternatives to the traditional retributive, adversarial approach to criminal or harmful behaviour — yet remain underused by counsel... Tim Dickson & Diana Sepúlveda
Upholding Children’s Participatory Rights Through a Child’s Lawyer The rights of children to be heard in family law proceedings is enshrined in the Family Law Act (FLA) under the best interests of child framework at s. 37 (2)(b). Children presumptively have a... Frances Rosner & Suzette Narbonne
The Civil Resolution Tribunal Distinctive disputes should be determined by specialized adjudicators. Additional procedural tools should be afforded to parties where the issues to be determined are more complex.During my pre-law... Ouran Li
Economics of Justice Discussions around the “economics of justice” or the “cost of justice” typically focus on the cost of retaining a lawyer, the cost of attending trial and missing work. It is... Emma Abdjalieva
An Alternative to Costly Court Systems Discussions around access to justice are generally focused on the court system and how to make it easier and more affordable for the public to access the courts. This is massively important, but... David Claassen
Canada’s 1st Animal Law Pro-Bono Clinic Under the law, animals are property, they are owned. But the outdated property paradigm fails to serve animals or humans.Animals are subjected to a legally allowable range of barbaric activities... V. Victoria Shroff
Access to Justice Requires Timely Access to Information Access to justice means different things to different people. To some, it means the right and the practical ability to access an independent and impartial decision maker who will resolve legal... Connor Bildfell
AI’s Transformative Influence on Legal Access The world stands on the precipice of a transformation powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Anyone who has used ChatGPT, since it was released in November 2022, knows the power of AI to free us... Brandon Hastings
Someone Made Up Your Mind For You Mental health touches all of us. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, as many as 17% of British Columbians are experiencing a mental health or substance use issue today — you... Dante Abbey
Mediation In a world often plagued by lengthy legal battles, that can come with soaring costs and emotional turmoil, the concept of justice can sometimes feel distant and elusive. Amidst the traditional... Puneet K. Klar
Supporting Self-Represented Litigants The Provincial Court of B.C. has made major systemic changes to address the challenges that many British Columbians experience in accessing justice. Despite these changes, the Bench is often... Michael Butterfield