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Status Quo Sorrows: The Failures of Energy Project Consultations and Reconciliatory Paths Forward 现状的悲哀：能源项目磋商的失败与协调的前进道路

Western Journal of Legal Studies Pub Date : 2021-10-26 DOI: 10.5206/uwojls.v12i1.13620

O. Rozen

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School Nurses: An Indispensable Resource for Health Promotion in Ontario's Children and Adolescents 学校护士:安大略省儿童和青少年健康促进不可或缺的资源

Western Journal of Legal Studies Pub Date : 2019-06-20 DOI: 10.5206/UWOJLS.V9I2.8075

D. Mroczkowska

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Gender Diversity in the Boardroom: Raising Questions About the "Comply or Explain" Model and Targets in Canada 董事会会议室的性别多样性：对加拿大的“服从或解释”模式和目标提出质疑

Western Journal of Legal Studies Pub Date : 2019-06-20 DOI: 10.5206/UWOJLS.V9I2.8073

R. Halabi

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A Wall Between the "Public" and the "Private": A Comment on Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v Wall “公共”与“私人”之间的一堵墙——评海伍德耶和华见证人会（司法委员会）诉Wall案

Western Journal of Legal Studies Pub Date : 2019-06-20 DOI: 10.5206/UWOJLS.V9I2.8076

Mannu Chowdhury

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Assessing the Damage: Money Awards by the OHRT in Sexual Harassment Cases 评估损失：OHRT在性骚扰案件中的金钱奖励

Western Journal of Legal Studies Pub Date : 2019-06-20 DOI: 10.5206/UWOJLS.V9I2.8069

Honor M. Lay

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Direct Discrimination and Indirect Discrimination: A Distinction with a Difference 直接歧视与间接歧视:有区别的区别

Western Journal of Legal Studies Pub Date : 2019-06-20 DOI: 10.5206/UWOJLS.V9I2.8072

A. Yu

引用次数: 2

Dancing in the Dark: An Analysis of the Live Entertainment Industry and the Deceptive Market Practices of Ticketmaster and Live Nation 《在黑暗中跳舞》：直播娱乐业与Ticketmaster和Live Nation的欺骗性市场行为分析

Western Journal of Legal Studies Pub Date : 2019-06-20 DOI: 10.5206/UWOJLS.V9I2.8070

Erik Holmstrom

引用次数: 4

Whistleblowing in Canada 加拿大的告密者

Western Journal of Legal Studies Pub Date : 2019-02-01 DOI: 10.5206/UWOJLS.V9I1.6838

Siavash Vatanchi

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Runaway Jurors 失控的陪审团

Western Journal of Legal Studies Pub Date : 2019-02-01 DOI: 10.5206/uwojls.v9i1.6836

K. Hogg

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Good Intentions, Questionable Results 良好的意图，可疑的结果

Western Journal of Legal Studies Pub Date : 2019-02-01 DOI: 10.5206/UWOJLS.V9I1.6826

Kayla R. Gordon

引用次数: 2