ADJUS-121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Multilateral Treaty, Islam In Canada, Environment And Climate Change Canada
26 Oct 2020
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Tahmourpour v. rcmp (chrt, 2008) (upheld, fca 2010) At muslim canadian born in iran. Oct. 1999: terminated from program; files h. r. complaint. Differential treatment by instructors: religious pendant, derogatory, abusive remarks about national origin, refusal to re-admit, harassment. Initial onus: on human rights complainant, to establish prima facie case of discrimination (adverse differential treatment) against defendant: 2. Onus shifts: to defendant/employer, to provide persuasive evidence that discrimination was not a factor in its actions or decisions. Human rights tribunal: must judge credibility, must apply taint test where necessary, must apply applicable law. The dualist approach to integrating international law into domestic law. International treaty agreement between countries that are governed by international law - very important to international law: types: agreements, conventions, covenants, and protocols. Under dualism: international law regulates conduct of, and interaction between states while domestic law regulates conduct of, and interaction between individuals.
