Beyond the Myths: Equality, Impartiality, and Justice

ID:	HARP-307
Title:	Beyond the Myths: Equality, Impartiality, and Justice
Source:	Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 2001, 10, 1, Jan, 87-104
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Year:	2001
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Keywords:	Canada, discrimination, equality before the law, human rights, law, legislation, woman, justice, sexual harassment, violence, education
Abstract:	Violence against women is as much a matter of equality as it is an offense against human dignity & a violation of human rights. As the Supreme Court of Canada has repeatedly recognized, eliminating myths & stereotypes from the law constitutes an important part of remedying the law’s historically inadequate response to violence against women. The author explores how the concepts of impartiality, equality, & justice shed light on the ways in which myths & stereotypes distort the truth-finding process & perpetuate discrimination. Looking toward the future, further equality-informed legislative amendments, judicial education, & international norms, such as those set out in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979), will provide key means of ensuring that myths & stereotypes are fully & permanently eradicated from the law. The goals of equality & justice for all require nothing less.
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