Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice  

Charles Blattberg

This paper criticises four major approaches to criminal law – consequentialism, retributivism, abolitionism, and “mixed” pluralism – each of which, in its own fashion, affirms the celebrated emblem of the “scales of justice.” The argument is that there is... see more

Christiane Wilke, Paula Willis

Why do policies with the stated purpose of protecting national security often exclusively target non-citizens as security threats? This article examines how prevalent ideas about security and citizenship impact on the rights of non-citizens through an ana... see more

Lauren Wihak

Restorative justice challenges the traditional outcomes and processes of the criminal justice system. While as a unified theory of punishment restorative justice is notably problematic, elements of it have been incorporated within sentencing regimes aroun... see more

Debra Parkes, Kathy Bent, Tracey Peter, Tracy Booth

The existing research into effective accountability and oversight of Canadian prisons has considered the situation of federally sentenced prisoners (that is, those serving sentences of two years or more) and has raised serious questions about their abilit... see more

Theresa Shanahan

This paper considers the influence of academic restructuring associated with neo-liberal postsecondary policies on the culture of law schools and legal scholarship in Canada. It offers empirical data from a case study of the Faculty of Law at the Universi... see more

Susan G. Drummond

The field of mixed legal studies has recently been engaged in discussions about the virtues of merit-driven versus integritydriven judgments in law making. Integrity-driven judgements aspire to locate solutions in a way that will generate greater coincide... see more

Anan A. Haidar

As with previous editions, the third edition of Professor Schabas’ book presents a clear and understandable description of the establishment and operation of the International Criminal Court. He provides both a concise and coherent analysis of the Rome St... see more

Linda C. Reif

National Human Rights i nstitutions [NHRIs] are created by “a Government under the constitution, or by law or decree, the functions of which are specifically designed in terms of the promotion and protection of human rights.” Human rights commissions, omb... see more

Charles James

This study is an important contribution to access to justice scholarship and research. The subject is the English Court of Appeal as the authors found it in 2000–2001 responding to the deep and comprehensive agenda of change resulting from the “new public... see more