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Hamburg's gay scene in the era of family politics, 1945-1969Whisnant, Clayton John, 1971- 11 April 2011 (has links)
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Criminal women and bad girls : regulation and punishment in Montreal, 1890-1930Myers, Tamara January 1996 (has links)
Society's attitudes toward criminal offenders changed dramatically over the nineteenth century. By the early twentieth century the system of handling offenders in Montreal was highly institutionalized and based on sex- and age-specific treatment involving the Catholic Church, civic and legal authorities, and Protestant reform organizations. / A thematic study of the relationship of female offenders, concerned organizations, and the criminal justice system at the height of industrial capitalism shows that as the economy expanded and the city grew, there were increasing opportunities for women to break the law. Women's crimes were largely determined by their socio-economic status in Canadian society, often crimes of poverty and survival. The growing potential to commit crime was met with a more organized and institutionalized response and the definition of what was considered wayward female behaviour broadened. The growth of the state over the latter part of the nineteenth century in the form of new and expanded juridical and penal structures resulted in an increase in disciplining the population. For women this meant the use of laws and institutions to punish inappropriate social and sexual behaviour. / This thesis explores the gender-specific treatment of female offenders in the new institutions created ostensibly to rescue them: Fullum Street Prison for Women, the Ecole de Reforme, the Girls' Cottage Industrial School, the Juvenile Delinquents' Court, and the female police force. It looks at the construction of "criminal" and "bad" and the flexible usage of certain laws to curb unruly behaviour.
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The implementation of the Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998 in respect of people with disabilities in the Department of Health Kwazulu-Natal : perceptions and experiences of key personnel and people with disabilities.Dlamini, Glenrose Lindiwe. January 2002 (has links)
The study took place in the Department of Health. It involved four districts and the Head Office of the human resource planning component. Its purpose was to explore the extent to which the Employment Equity Act is implemented in respect of people with disabilities by the Department of Health, KwazuluNatal. The experiences and perceptions of employment equity officers and people with disabilities were explored. In addition the document on Gap Analysis on EEA was analyzed. Qualitative methodology guided the explorative descriptive nature of the research. The sample selected for the study aimed at balancing opinions on the subject under investigation. Data was collected through structured questionnaires, in depth interviews and content analysis of the departmental Gap Report on Employment Equity. The main findings revealed that there is a wide gap between the current status quo and achieving the desired objectives of the Act. There is also a lack of awareness among People with disabilities in understanding the legal rights in terms of the Act. This situation weakens stakeholder's participation in implementation of the Employment Equity Act NO.55 of 1998. The main recommendations related to the implementation of intensive training programmes, in order to assist stakeholders to participate effectively in Employment Equity Act programmes. A bottom up approach on implementation of the Employment Equity Act was recommended. This will help to ensure equal participation of and acceptance of the process by People with disabilities and employment equity officers. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2002.
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Modernizing colonialism : an examination of the political agenda of the First Nations Governance Act (2002)Dupuis-Rossi, Riel. January 2007 (has links)
In this thesis, I argue that the First Nations Governance Act (FNGA) shares the colonial aspirations of other pieces of historical legislation in the Canadian context. The FNGA attempted to have First Nations' local governing structures mirror those of the Canadian state. As a result, this piece of legislation fails to recognize and respect the jurisdictional authority of First Nations over their own internal socio-political structures and systems. The FNGA is therefore a colonial assault on First Nations' jurisdiction in the realm of governance undermining the right to self-government and self-determination of First Nations. / I demonstrate this by examining three major issues dealt with in the FNGA: the status of historical and modern Canada-First Nations treaties, the jurisdiction of First Nations governance authority as well as control over band membership and Indian status classification systems.
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Legal aspects of safety management systems and human factors in air traffic controlMaldonado, Michelle M., 1977- January 2008 (has links)
The job of an air traffic controller is stressful by nature. Conditions like aircraft congestion in the skies, an outdated air traffic system and understaffing at control centers can add to the daily stresses of controllers and often cause fatigue. These conditions describe the current status of Air Traffic Services (ATS) in the United States. If left unaddressed, they could compromise safety, the primary objective of air traffic control. The purpose of this thesis is to assess the regulatory framework surrounding ATS specifically in the area of Safety Management Systems (SMS) and Human Factors and determine the course of action to be taken to improve safety in air traffic control. / This thesis begins with a description of what air traffic controllers do and the issues that ATS face in the U.S. It then examines the regulatory framework of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the U.S. regarding ATS, specifically SMS and Human Factors. A comparison is made between the privatized air traffic system of Canada and the government owned air traffic system of the U.S. and how privatization makes a difference economically, politically and legally when implementing standards and regulations and enforcing them. Finally, suggestions are made in order to improve the legal framework of air traffic services in the U.S.
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The Crown’s duty to consult with First NationsChartier, Mélanie 11 1900 (has links)
The Crown has fiduciary obligations to First Nations and must act in
consequence. One of this consequence is that the Crown has a duty to consult with
aboriginal peoples when it infringes aboriginal or treaty right. The thesis deals with the
principles related to the Crown's duty to consult with First Nations. I elaborate on
principles established by the courts and also on questions that remain unanswered to date.
Those questions include when, how and with whom the consultation should be done. I
also examine the situation in New Zealand, where the consultation process is a little more
advanced than here in Canada and compare the principles elaborated by New Zealand
courts with those existing in Canada. From the New Zealand experience, I suggest
consultation guidelines to be used in Canada by the Crown and its representatives.
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Social workers’ and physicians’ experiences with review panels in British ColumbiaYip, So-han Seraphina 05 1900 (has links)
In British Columbia, individuals with a mental disorder can be hospitalised
against their will under the Mental Health Act (1999), when a physician determines that
"protection of the person or others" is an issue. Involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation
involves a major infringement of an individual's civil liberty. When patients or their
representatives disagree with the treatment teams about their involuntary
hospitalisation, they can apply for an appeal hearing named the review panel under the
Mental Health Act (1999).
From a theoretical perspective, the traditional medical model and the social
constructionist model, which offer different views concerning individuals with mental
illness who are hospitalised against their will, are presented. This theoretical contrast
underscores a major dilemma faced by mental health professionals in fostering client
self-determination, while they are providing services on the principle of beneficent
protection. An empowerment model of social work practice is then described to
illustrate how services can be provided to help mental patients regain a sense of control
over their lives. Concerns about the current legislation regarding involuntary
hospitalisation are also discussed.
To supplement the limited number of studies currently available on review
panels, a quantitative descriptive study was conducted at Riverview Hospital, the only
tertiary psychiatric hospital in British Columbia, surveying the experiences of 39 social
workers and physicians with review panels. A questionnaire consisting of 22 Likerttype
items was used. Four categories were identified: (a) patient-related issues, (b)
effects of review panels on treatment teams, (c) role conflicts, and (d) operational
issues. Despite the apparent lack of formal training, social workers and physicians
generally reported having adequate knowledge of review panels. Social workers and
physicians who were involved more frequently with review panels appeared to have
more positive attitudes towards them. Their training pertaining to the Mental Health
Act was also significantly related to their attitudes. Neither patients nor their families
reportedly had adequate knowledge of the review panel process.
Although some positive effects of review panels were acknowledged, staff
generally had mixed attitudes about review panels. Guided by an empowerment model,
these findings have important implications for social work practice. These include the
need for further professional training, improved communication between health
professionals and legal advocates, education for patients and families, and the support
of patients' collective action, so that review panels can be a more empowering
experience for mental patients.
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Shifting boundaries : aboriginal identity, pluralist theory, and the politics of self-government in CanadaSchouls, Timothy A. 05 1900 (has links)
While Canada is often called a pluralist state, there are no sustained studies by political
scientists in which aboriginal self-government is discussed specifically in terms of the
analytical tradition of pluralist thought. Aboriginal self-government is usually discussed as an
issue of cultural preservation or national self-determination. Aboriginal identity is framed in
terms of cultural and national traits that are unique to an aboriginal community and selfgovernment
is taken to represent the aboriginal communal desire to protect and preserve those
traits. Is such an understanding of what motivates aboriginal self-government accurate, or
does it yield an incomplete understanding of the complex phenomenon that aboriginal selfgovernment
in Canada represents?
The political tradition of pluralism allows for analysis of aboriginal self-government
that addresses questions left unattended by the cultural and nationalist frameworks. Pluralism
is often viewed as a public arrangement in which distinct groups are given room to live side by
side, characterized by mutual recognition and affirmation. At the same time, there are
different faces of pluralist theory and each addresses questions about the recognition and
affirmation of aboriginal self-government in different ways. Those three contemporary faces
can be distinguished by the labels communitarian, individualist, and relational.
The major hypothesis advanced is that aboriginal self-government is better understood
if an "identification" perspective on aboriginal identity is adopted as opposed to a "cultural" or
"national" one and if that perspective is linked to a relational theory of pluralism as opposed to
a communitarian or individualist one. The identification approach examines aboriginal identity
not in terms of cultural and political traits, but in terms of identification with, and political
commitment to, an aboriginal community. Relational pluralism in turn, examines the challenge
of aboriginal self-government in terms of power differences within aboriginal communities and
between aboriginal and Canadian governments.
Applying these approaches to aboriginal politics in Canada confirms their suitability.
Contrary to what previous scholarship has assumed, aboriginal self-government should not be
seen primarily as a tool to preserve cultural and national differences as goods in and of
themselves. The politics of aboriginal self-government should be seen as involving demands
to equalize current imbalances in power so that aboriginal communities and the individuals
within them can construct aboriginal identities according to their own design.
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Starboard or port tack? : navigating a course to recognition and reconciliation of aboriginal title to ocean spacesBrown, C. Rebecca January 1900 (has links)
In British Columbia, fifty-one First Nations have filed Statements of Intent signifying their
interest in negotiating a treaty with Canada and the Province of British Columbia since the
establishment of the British Columbia Treaty Commission in 1993. Twenty-seven of these
First Nations participants claim ocean spaces within their traditional territories. Academic
research and writing over the last decade has focussed on Aboriginal title to land, with little,
if any reference, to ocean spaces. The concept of Aboriginal title was recently recognized by
the courts in Delgamuukw v. British Columbia.
My research will explore what information and legal principles could be utilized to recognize
Aboriginal title to ocean spaces within the Canadian legal context, and therefore provide
some bases for First Nations in substantiating their claims. My analysis will begin with a
review of international law principles surrounding title to and jurisdiction over ocean spaces.
Following which, I will delineate the sources available for recognizing such a theory, starting
with a review of the concepts of Aboriginal title as determined in Delgamuukw and their
applicability to ocean spaces.
Delgamuukw has affirmed Aboriginal perspectives are an integral part of the investigation of
Aboriginal title, and voices of members of two particular First Nations being the Haida
Nation and the Tsawwassen First Nation, with whom I visited, will be included. Rounding
out the sources will be a review of comparative legal concepts drawn from the United States
and Australian experiences, and the principles espoused within international human rights
materials.
Having established the avenues for recognition of this concept, I then turn to discussion of its
reconciliation within the Canadian legal context by reviewing theories of co-management and
examining a number of settlement instruments that have yielded some degree of reconciliation
between the federal government and the particular First Nation or Province involved.
Comments from First Nations in respect of the obstacles that hold back reconciliation will be
noted.
In conclusion, my research will deduce Aboriginal title to ocean spaces is a viable legal
concept in Canada, and First Nations have the resources necessary to substantiate their
claims. Comments about the possibilities that may result at the treaty table or in the courts
upon recognition of this concept will also be discussed.
This analysis is timely and important as many First Nations are nearing the stage of the treaty
process where discussions will be directed towards what territories these First Nations
groups will retain and what ownership, jurisdiction and rights they will enjoy as to ocean
spaces and resources. Such issues directly relate to the continued way of life, culture, and
sustainable economic growth and stability of First Nation communities into the twenty-first
century.
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Get mad, stay mad : exploring stakeholder mobilization in the instance of corporate fraud and Ponzi schemesMcCormick, Cameron Anthony January 2011 (has links)
Using a multi-case study, three Ponzi schemes were investigated: Road2Gold, Bernie
Madoff’s empire, and the Earl Jones affair. This grounded study used an inductive
bottom-up methodology to observe and describe stakeholder mobilization in reaction to
corporate fraud. This research on stakeholder behaviour in Ponzi schemes articulates
new theory for describing stakeholder behaviour and possible determinants for successful
mobilization to action. The data presented here point to a useful distinction in the
stakeholders in a corporate fraud: reluctant and engaged stakeholders. Reluctant
stakeholders seek only interest-based ends, whereas engaged stakeholders have additional
identity and ideological goals shared by a mobilized group. / viii, 85 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm
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