TY  - GEN
T1  - Queer judgments : homosexuality, expression, and the courts in Canada
A1  - MacDougall, Bruce, 1960-
LA  - English
PP  - Toronto, Ont. ; Buffalo, N.Y.
PB  - University of Toronto Press
YR  - 2000
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn288096735
AB  - Chapter 15 of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms now states that it is unconstitutional to discriminate on the basis of race, class, or sexual orientation. Although the letter of the law has been changed with regard to homosexuality, has the spirit of the people who implement the law been transformed as well?Judicial response to cases concerning the rights of lesbians and gay men - decisions and the language used in the ruling - has a profound impact on social perceptions. Bruce MacDougall sifts through hundreds of reported and unreported cases of the past four decades in order to uncover the subjective assumptions and biases operating in the courts. In his examination of issues including gay bashing, homosexuality and the school system, outing, and pornography the author exposes the insidiousness of homophobia in society. MacDougall also assesses the impact of individual judges on Canadian society. This study examines the rhetoric of judicial expression in connection with a vast array of material on the subject of homosexuality. MacDougall's style is refreshingly conversational, and "Queer Judgments", with its critical perspective, celebrates the reforms that have been achieved and suggests strategies for social change
OP  - 360
CN  - KE4399 .M33 2000eb
SN  - 9781442678941
SN  - 1442678941
SN  - 1282009400
SN  - 9781282009400
SN  - 0802009514
SN  - 0802079148
SN  - 9780802009517
SN  - 9780802079145
KW  - Homosexuality : Law and legislation : Canada.
KW  - Gay people : Legal status, laws, etc. : Canada.
KW  - Judges : Canada : Attitudes.
KW  - Personnes homosexuelles : Droit : Canada.
KW  - Homosexualité : Droit : Canada.
KW  - Jugements : Canada.
KW  - Juges : Canada : Attitudes.
KW  - LAW : Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
KW  - LAW : Gender & the Law.
KW  - Judges : Attitudes
KW  - Homosexuality : Law and legislation
KW  - Canada
KW  - Gays : Legal status, laws, etc.
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - Bibliography.
ER  -