CRM 3322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Critical Legal Studies, Law Society, Affirmative Action
20 Nov 2017
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Standard method of analysis: method of analysis that emphasized the rule of law, formalism, neutrality, abstraction and individual rights. Generally, white males and criticized it on the perspective of the rule of law, neutrality, and individual rights. Cls laid the foundation for critical race theory because it begun to question how we looked at things by accepting government policies. colour-blindness allows government to strike down actions aimed at ameliorating conditions of groups disadvantaged because of race. Laws that are neutral on their face, may be racist - but held to be non-discriminatory. It may have a role in legitimatizing the power and balance while trying to address them. Institution of slavery lasted 200 years in canada (abolished in 1883): constitution of confederation (1867) did not protect blacks or racial minorities. Historical supreme court cases: quong wing v. the king [1914, provincial law that discriminated against chinese people. Jaw and wanted to hire 2 white women to work for him.
