Influence of Social Group Membership on Experiences of Prejudice at a Private Christian University

Prejudice is a powerful and invasive social phenomenon that can produce discrimination, harassment, and unfair treatment. Due to the religious affiliation of a private Christian institution, the student body was of interest to examine the experiences of prejudice encountered while attending the school. The constructs of unfair treatment, discrimination, and harassment were examined through a survey taken by 183 participants. Statistical tests were run to expose which social group was associated with a larger number of reported incidences of prejudicial actions. Results indicated that gender and age were associated with increased experiences of discrimination and unfair treatment. Findings fell in line with current research on the relationship between the faith professed by the student body and reported acts of prejudice

It’s “Instant Custom”: How the Bush Doctrine Became Law After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001

Historically, courts have recognized a customary international law only upon finding evidence of uniform state practice over a protracted period of time. In today\u27s rapidly evolving global society, however, instant custom theorists contend that new customary international laws may form in much less time than the decades upon decades of consistent practice traditionally required. This Note considers the instant custom theory and argues that the Bush Doctrine became a new customary international law in the immediate aftermath ofthe terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001

The Freedom of Association Mess: How We Got into It and How We Can Get out of It

Canadian constitutional law regarding freedom of association for workers is a mess. The jurisprudence to date has taken an approach to state action and positive obligations to legislate which is inconsistent with section 15, and has failed to articulate the relationship between the abstract statement of basic rights or freedoms and the detailed statutes and regulations that instantiate and enforce them. This paper focuses on the impact of the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in BC Health. The author argues that this case misunderstood Canada’s labour law history, international labour law obligations, “Charter values”, and the distinction between “freedoms” and “rights”.This paper argues that by using labour relations statutes as a starting point and applying the constitutional idea of equality, courts can protect freedom of association for workers and find a way out of the mess we are in.Le droit constitutionnel canadien relatif à la liberté d’association des travailleurs est un fouillis. Jusqu’à présent, la jurisprudence a traité de l’action étatique et des obligations positives de légiférer de manière incohérente avec l’article 15. Elle n’a pas réussi à articuler la relation entre l’énonciation abstraite des droits et libertés fondamentaux et les lois et règlements détaillés qui leur donnent vie et les mettent en oeuvre. Cet article se concentre sur l’impact de la décision récente BC Health de la Cour suprême du Canada. L’auteur affirme que plutôt que de clarifier le fouillis de la liberté d’association, cette affaire a mal saisi l’histoire du droit du travail au Canada, les obligations internationales en droit du travail du pays, les valeurs de la Charte, la nature des droits du travail et la distinction entre «libertés» et «droits».Cet article affirme qu’en s’appuyant sur les lois relatives aux relations de travail et en appliquant l’idée constitutionnelle d’égalité, les tribunaux peuvent protéger la liberté d’association des travailleurs et trouver une solution au fouillis actuel

Alien Registration- Langille, Nathan (Calais, Washington County)

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The Michelin Amendment in Context

On Friday, December 28, 1979 an Act to Amend Chapter 19 of the Nova Scotia Acts of 1972, The Trade Union Act, received Royal assent. This piece of legislation is commonly (and much more conveniently) referred to as the Michelin Bill, the Michelin Act or the Michelin Amendment.\u27 Its namesake is Michelin Tires (Canada) Limited, the Canadian subsidiary of the large French multinational radial tire manufacturer. It must, and indeed it should, seem odd that a bill amending in general terms an act of general application (the Trade Union Act of Nova Scotia)2 should bear the name of a manufacturing company located in the province. But as seems to be admitted by all concerned, there is a direct link between Michelin and the amendment. Because the link has been openly admitted or alluded to by the government which passed the amendment, much of what is contained in this comment is not new or at all extraordinary. Also, because it seems generally conceded that the handle The Michelin Amendment fits, in large measure the issues surrounding the Michelin Amendment are not labour law issues at all. The central issue is one of fundamental economic, philosophical, and political principle. To put it simply, the amendment has a great deal to do with the basic political dilemma of trading fundamental, and in a sense intangible, rights or freedoms for economic gains or increases in the general economic welfare of an economically depressed area. This is so much more important a question than any problem of tinkering with technical labour law concepts such as appropriate bargaining units and community of interest that it overwhelms any attempted labour law analysis

M. Lillian Burke (1879-1952): Three Lost Chéticamp Carpets

Mary Lillian Burke was an American artisan who, with the support and encouragement of Alexander Graham Bell’s daughters, Elsie Grosvenor and Marian Fairchild, created the Chéticamp hooked-rug cottage industry in the 1930s. From 1927 to 1940, Lillian Burke designed and marketed Chéticamp hooked rugs for leading New York decorators. Today, Lillian Burke’s creations are virtually unknown. Despite their commercial and artistic success, not one of the Chéticamp rugs Lillian Burke sold in New York City has ever been identified. In an effort to gain an appreciation of Lillian Burke’s creations, “Three Lost Chéticamp Carpets” examines contemporary press reports, Burke’s original designs, and photographs of three of her outstanding creations.Mary Lillian Burke était l’artisane américaine qui, avec le soutien et l’encouragement des filles d’Alexander Graham Bell, Elsie Grosvenor et Marian Fairchild, créa l’industrie artisanale du tapis hooké de Chéticamp dans les années 1930. De 1927 à 1940, Lillian Burke créait et vendait des tapis hookés de Chéticamp aux grands décorateurs newyorkais. De nos jours ses créations sont pratiquement inconnues. En dépit de leur succès tant commercial qu’artistique, pas un seul des tapis que Lillian Burke a vendus à New York n’a pu être identifié. Afin de mieux apprécier la qualité propre de ses créations, « Trois tapis (space) perdus » réunit des articles de presse contemporains, des dessins originaux de Burke, et des photographies de trois créations remarquables

Alien Registration- Langille, Arthur (Presque Isle, Aroostook County)

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Middle Crustal Ductile Deformation Patterns in Southern Tibet: Insights from Vorticity Studies in Mabja Dome

Mabja Dome, southern Tibet, exposes mid-crustal rocks proposed to have originated from a southward flowing mid-crustal channel. Kinematic, mean kinematic vorticity (Wm), and metamorphic petrography analyses on these mid-crustal rocks were performed to test this hypothesis. Kinematic indicators show a transition with structural depth from top-north and top-south shear to solely top-south shear. Along the northernmost transects, Wm in schists and orthogneisses range from 0.52–0.84 (63–36% pure shear). Wm for quartzites ranges from 0.9–0.99 (27–1% pure shear). Deformation temperatures increase from ~450 °C in the chloritoid-zone to ~700 °C in the sillimanite-zone and were recorded between ~35–16 Ma. These patterns exhibit a complex flow regime characterized by: (1) opposing shear sense driven by heterogeneous viscosity and/or channel thickness, (2) broad top-south shear along the Main Central Thrust, (3) simple shear partitioned into weaker quartzite horizons, and (4) an increase in lithostatic load with depth

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