September 2023 Newsletter: BCLI Releases Legal Pluralism Primers

September 28, 2023

BY Taja De Silva

A word from our Executive Director

BCLI Releases Legal Pluralism Primers 

As we approach Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we at the BCLI are taking time to reflect upon the impacts of residential schools and other harms caused by colonization.  

The work of the BCLI supporting implementation of the BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration Act) occurs throughout the year and September is an important time for us to reflect on this commitment to reconciliation. We also wish to express our gratitude for the Indigenous leaders, lawyers and scholars who guide the work of BCLI’s Reconciling Crown Legal Frameworks (RCLF) program. 

This week, the BCLI has released three primers on legal pluralism: 

These primers examine how applying a legal pluralist lens to our systems of law can help to understand existing arrangements and build respectful relationships between legal orders. We believe these primers will help to consider ways in which BC’s Crown legal frameworks can evolve to ensure consistency with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.  

2022 Annual Report 

Our 2022 Annual Report is now available on our website. The report provides an overview of our projects and highlights from the year 2022.

Karen Campbell Executive Director, BCLI

 @kcvancouver
 [email protected]

Undue Influence Recognition and Prevention Guide Update Project 

We have released a new video called: “Why the New Undue Influence Guide is important to your practice”. This video explains why our “Undue Influence Recognition and Prevention: A Guide for Legal Practitioners” is an important resource for those who draft wills and other personal planning documents.

AI and Civil Liability Project

Our Consultation Paper on Artificial Intelligence and Civil Liability, which proposes draft recommendations to modernize tort law to deal with the challenges of AI, remains open for comment until the extended date of November 1st, 2023. Please send comments to <[email protected]>. 

MEGAN VIS-DUNBAR
Latest Reconciliation Primers Explore Legal Pluralism

GREG BLUE
BCLI Remembers Donovan Waters, KC FRSC 1928-2023

KELLY MELNYK
Inspiring Conversations About Elder Law: The 2023 Canadian Elder Law Conference and CCEL

A word from our Executive Director

BCLI Releases Legal Pluralism Primers 

As we approach Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we at the BCLI are taking time to reflect upon the impacts of residential schools and other harms caused by colonization.  

The work of the BCLI supporting implementation of the BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration Act) occurs throughout the year and September is an important time for us to reflect on this commitment to reconciliation. We also wish to express our gratitude for the Indigenous leaders, lawyers and scholars who guide the work of BCLI’s Reconciling Crown Legal Frameworks (RCLF) program. 

This week, the BCLI has released three primers on legal pluralism: 

These primers examine how applying a legal pluralist lens to our systems of law can help to understand existing arrangements and build respectful relationships between legal orders. We believe these primers will help to consider ways in which BC’s Crown legal frameworks can evolve to ensure consistency with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.  

2022 Annual Report 

Our 2022 Annual Report is now available on our website. The report provides an overview of our projects and highlights from the year 2022.

Karen Campbell Executive Director, BCLI

 @kcvancouver
 [email protected]

Undue Influence Recognition and Prevention Guide Update Project 

We have released a new video called: “Why the New Undue Influence Guide is important to your practice”. This video explains why our “Undue Influence Recognition and Prevention: A Guide for Legal Practitioners” is an important resource for those who draft wills and other personal planning documents.

AI and Civil Liability Project

Our Consultation Paper on Artificial Intelligence and Civil Liability, which proposes draft recommendations to modernize tort law to deal with the challenges of AI, remains open for comment until the extended date of November 1st, 2023. Please send comments to <[email protected]>. 

MEGAN VIS-DUNBAR
Latest Reconciliation Primers Explore Legal Pluralism

GREG BLUE
BCLI Remembers Donovan Waters, KC FRSC 1928-2023

KELLY MELNYK
Inspiring Conversations About Elder Law: The 2023 Canadian Elder Law Conference and CCEL