An Audit tool to improve family-centred care in neonatal units has received a department of Health grant to further work aimed at changing practice to ensure the best outcomes for babies and families. One third of neonatal units in England have registered an interest in using the new Bliss Baby Charter audit tool, and one fifth are already implementing it. the tool draws on the principles regis...

paper is the result of a Canadian Studies Faculty Research Proposal Grant awarded by the Canadian High Comm ission in Australia. The author thanks two colleagues at Deakin, Professor Philip Clarke, the Head of the School of Law, who allowed the author time aw ay from his usual duties for research purposes, and D r. Danu ta Men delson, who m ade a num ber of com men ts on an earlier draft and th...

The author critically examines the majority judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada in Rodriguez v. Canada (A.G.) and concludes that the judges in the majority have adopted a legislative public policy mandate rather than carrying out a judicial function that accords with established canons of Charter interpretation and analysis. The author contends that the majority read section 7 of the Charte...

A relatively small state, Utah presents an interesting case to study charter schools given its friendly policy environment for charter schools and its significant growth in both the number and the enrollment of charter schools. Although the population in Utah is increasingly diverse, charter school enrollment reflects a significantly lower portion of students of color and students from low-inco...

The aim of this article is to present the decisions European Committee Social Rights concerning collective complaints, lodged by University Women Europe (UWE) against 15 states, in which issues gender pay gap and imbalance decision-making positions within private companies were raised. assessed compliance with right equal opportunities workplace clarified requirements stemming from Charter resp...

A clear legal test for equality is impossible, as it should be. Indeed were the clear, could not be equality. It would have to something other than — in effect, inequality. The abstract character of a new idea. In fact, Supreme Court Canada’s first decision under section 15 Canadian Charter Rights and Freedoms1 recognized “an elusive concept” that “lacks precise definition.”2 Why, then, do judg...

Recent discussions of school choice have revived arguments that the decentralization of governing institutions can enhance the quality of public services by increasing the participation of intended beneficiaries in the production of those services. We use data from the Schools and Staffing Survey to examine the extent to which the decentralization of authority to charter schools induces parents...

This paper analyses the practical application of legal norms enacted to ensure protection right for personal data as defined in Article 8 Charter Fundamental Rights European Union. identifies categories collected and processed by collaborative platforms lawfulness this processing considering individual bases, with particular regard consent, contract performance legitimate interests pursued plat...