Publication type:
Research Paper / Project Report
Agency:
Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS)
Summary:
A review of major cases that the CLAS has undertaken since 1971 in its mission to provide legal assistance to disadvantaged individuals and develop law that benefits disadvantaged groups. Litigation and key cases are listed and described, in the areas of poor peoples' rights, women's rights, workers' compensation; human rights; aboriginal rights; the rights of people with mental illness; charitable tax law; unemployment insurance; and tenants' rights.
Keywords:
Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS); advocacy; advocacy groups; Vancouver; legal system; legal assistance; law; unemployment insurance; human rights; welfare rights; worker's rights; tenants' rights; mental health; workers' compensation; aboriginal rights; women's rights; disability rights; tax law