YEAR/ANNÉE 2006

 

American Civil Liberties Union. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and AIDS

                        Project.

                        “Frequently Asked Questions about Marriage in Canada: A Practical Guide for

                        Same-sex Couples.” c2006.

                        http://www.aclu.org/getequal/rela/canada.html  (viewed September 19, 2008).

                                                Note: this was prepared for Americans considering a Canadian

                                                marriage.

 

Bureau, Marie-France et Papy, Jacques.

                        “L’Orientation sexuelle et la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne : récit

                        d’une trajectoire.”  Revue du Barreau [Québec] [numéro thématique hors série]

                        (2006) : 109-141.

 

Byrne, Patrick F.

                        “Sexual Minorities under International Law and the Rome Statute’s Gender

                        Provisions: A Step Forward for Recognition, Or a Rubber Stamp for Outlaw

                        Status?”  LL.M. thesis, University of Toronto, 2006.

                        (60 p.)

                                                Broader than scope of this list.

                                                Ref.: Index to Canadian Legal Literature.

 

Cotler, Irwin.

                        “Marriage in Canada – Evolution or Revolution? ”  Family Court Review

                        44(1) (January 2006): 60-73.

                                                Ref.: PsycINFO index, which notes in abstract that “[o]n July 20, 2005,

                                                the Canadian Civil Marriage Act became law….This article briefly traces

                                                the distinctive juridical factors that have contributed to the legislation….”

 

Hogg, Peter W.

                        Canada: The Constitution and Same-sex Marriage.”  International Journal of

                        Constitutional Law 4(4) (October 2006): 712-721.

 

Huscroft, Grant.

                        “Political Litigation and the Role of the Court.”  Supreme Court Law

                        Review (Second Series) 34 (2006): 35-56.

                                                Case: Same-sex Marriage, Re [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698

                                                Ref.: Index to Canadian Legal Literature.

 

Lakeman, Lee.

                        “Sustaining Our Resistance to Male Violence: Attacks on Women’s Organizing

                        and Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter.”  Canadian Woman Studies

                        25 (1/2) (Winter 2006): 129-132.

                                                This concerns the Nixon v. Vancouver Rape Relief case, about which

                                                there is other reference in this list.

                                                Ref.: CBCA index, which carries abstract.

 

Lavertu, Yves.

                        “1er Outgames mondiaux: la conférence de Montréal campe le combat sur le

                        terrain des droits humains.” Journal du Barreau [Montréal], no. 9 (Sept. 2006):1.

                                                Ref. : Index to Canadian Legal Literature

 

Leckey, Robert.

                        “Profane Matrimony.”  Canadian Journal of Law and Society 21(2) (2006):

                        1-23.

                                                Legislation: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

                                                Ref.: Index to Canadian Legal Literature.

 

Lessard, Hester.

                        “Charter Gridlock: Equality Formalism and Marriage Fundamentalism.”

                        Supreme Court Law Review (Second Series) 33 (2006): 291-316.

                                                Case: Walsh v. Bona, [2002] 4 S.C.R. 325 (S.C.C.)

                                                Same-sex marriage is among subjects assigned to record.

                                                Ref.: Index to Canadian Legal Literature.

 

MacDonald, Sean.

                        “Acknowledging the Rainbow: The Need for the Legitimization of Lesbian,

                        Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Canadian Schools.”  Education & Law

                        Journal 16(2) (October 2006): 183-218.

 

MacDougall, Bruce.

                        “Refusing to Officiate at Same-sex Civil Marriages.”  Saskatchewan Law Review

                        69 (2006): 351-373.

                                                NOTE: Trotter’s response, filed under YEAR 2007, above.

                                                Ref.: Index to Canadian Legal Literature

 

Moore, Dawn, and Rennie, Angus MacLean.

                        “Hated Identities: Queers and Canadian Anti-hate Legislation.”

                        Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 48(5) (Sept. 2006):

                        823-836.

                                                Ref.: CSA Sociological Abstracts, which notes: “…explores two

                                                gay bashings,’ the murders of Alain Brosseau & Aaron Webster.  In

                                                both cases, we argue that the application of anti-hate crime legislation

                                                reveals the troubling nature of attempts to legally fix sexual identities….”

 

Murphy, Ronalda.

                        Law and Sexual Orientation.  2006 ed.; Halifax: Dalhousie University, Faculty

of Law, 2006.

                        (648 p.)

                                                Ref.: Index to Canadian Legal Literature, which carries descriptor

subdivision  Casebooks, materials, etc., concerning the primary

subjects of Sexual orientation and Homosexuality.

 

Wright, Wade K.

                        “The Tide in Favour of Equality: Same-sex Marriage in Canada and England and

                        Wales.” International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 20(3) (Dec. 2006):

                        pagination not known.

                                                Ref.: CSA Sociological Abstracts

 

Young, Claire, and Boyd, Susan.

                        “Losing the Feminist Voice? : Debates on the Legal Recognition of Same Sex

                        Partnerships in Canada.”  Feminist Legal Studies 14(2) (August 2006): 213-240.

                                                Ref.: CSA Sociological Abstracts, which notes: “In particular, we

                                                investigate the terms on which recent legal struggles have advanced, as

                                                well as the ways in which resistance to the legal recognition has been

                                                expressed and dealt with….”