Laverne Jacobs

University of Windsor - Faculty of Law

Associate Professor

401 Sunset Avenue

Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4 N9B 3P4

Canada

http://www.uwindsor.ca/law/ljacobs

University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law

Boalt Hall

Berkeley, CA 94720-7200

United States

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1.

The Interplay between Human Rights and Accessibility Laws: Lessons Learned and Considerations for the Planned Federal Accessibility Legislation.

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 19 May 2018
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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disability, equality law, anti-discrimination law, accessibility legislation, human rights law, disability, governance, administrative law, comparative law

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Developments in Administrative Law: The 2007-2008 Term - The Impact of Dunsmuir

Supreme Court Law Review, Vol. 43, No. 2d, pp. 1-34, 2008
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 15 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2009
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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Administrative Law, Canada, Standard of review, patent reasonableness, employment of public officeholders

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A Wavering Commitment?: Administrative Independence and Collaborative Governance in Ontario’s Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability Legislation

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A Wavering Commitment?: Administrative Independence and Collaborative Governance in Ontario’s Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability Legislation

Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 285-307, 2010
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 21 May 2010 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2011
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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administrative law, accountability of administrative tribunals, Ontario (Canada), administrative independence, collaborative governance

A Wavering Commitment? Administrative Independence and Collaborative Governance in Ontario’s Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability Legislation

Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2010
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 08 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2018
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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administrative law, administrative tribunals, independence, accountability, Canada

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‘Humanizing’ Disability Law: Citizen Participation in the Development of Accessibility Regulations in Canada

Revue Internationale des Gouvernements Ouverts (2016) pp. 93-120
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 02 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2017
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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Law and disability, citizen participation, open government, lawmaking, antidiscrimination, accessibility legislation, Canada, Administrative law, regulatory process

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Dialogue between Courts and Tribunals: Essays in Administrative Law and Justice (2001-2007)

Laverne A. Jacobs & Justice Anne L. Mactavish., eds., Dialogue Between Courts and Tribunals: Essays in Administrative Law and Justice (2001-2007) (Montreal: Les Éditions Thémis, 2008) 398pp
Number of pages: 405 Posted: 14 Dec 2013
Laverne Jacobs and Anne Mactavish
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law and Federal Court of Canada
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administrative law, Canada, administrative justice system

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Tribunal Independence and Impartiality: Rethinking the Theory after Bell and Ocean Port Hotel — A Call for Empirical Analysis

DIALOGUE BETWEEN COURTS AND TRIBUNALS – ESSAYS IN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND JUSTICE (2001-2007), p. 44, Laverne A. Jacobs & Justice Anne L. Mactavish., eds., Les Éditions Thémis, 2008
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 17 Dec 2011
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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administrative law, independence, empirical research, public law

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The Nature of Inquisitorial Processes in Administrative Regimes: Global Perspectives Research Workshop Report

Canadian Journal of Administrative Law and Practice, Vol. 24, pp. 261-283, 2011
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 26 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 10 Nov 2012
Laverne Jacobs, Sasha Baglay, Melissa Kwok, Maria Mavrikkou and Ki Tay
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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comparative administrative law, administrative law theory, administrative law, public law, institutional design, comparative administrative process

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Access to Post-secondary Education in Canada for Students with Disabilities

(2023) International Journal of Discrimination and the Law (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 04 Jan 2023
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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Disability rights law, Persons with disabilities, students with disabilities, postsecondary education, anti-discrimination law, equality, equality law, comparative law, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, international law, Canada, human rights law

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From Rawls to Habermas: Toward a Theory of Grounded Impartiality in Canadian Administrative Law

Osgoode Hall Law Journal 51:2 (2014), pp. 543-594, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 7/2014
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 28 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 27 Dec 2014
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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administrative law, impartiality, moral and political philosophy, reasonable apprehension of bias test, liberalism, Rawls, Habermas

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Evaluating Ombuds Oversight in the Canadian Access to Information Context: A Theoretical and Empirical Inquiry

Laverne Jacobs & Sasha Baglay, eds., The Nature of Inquisitorial Processes in Administrative Regimes: Global Perspectives (Surrey, UK: Ashgate, 2013).
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 01 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2015
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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access to information, regulatory oversight, ombudsman, investigations, administrative law, administrative regimes, polyjuralism, inquisitorial, adversarial, qualitative empirical research

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The Canada Disability Benefit Act and Women with Disabilities: Pursuing Disability Equality and Reducing Administrative Violence

Osgoode Hall Law Journal (2023) forthcoming, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 4499109
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 12 Jul 2023
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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Developments in Administrative Law: The 2008-2009 Term Contemplating Legislative (Im)Precision

Supreme Court Law Review, Vol. 48, pp. 43-70, 2009
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 02 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2010
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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Judicial review of administrative action-Canada, standard of review, deference, expertise, solicitor client privilege, administrative agencies

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The Accessibility for Manitobans Act: Ambitions and Achievements in Antidiscrimination and Citizen Participation

Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, (2016) 5(4)
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 29 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2016
Laverne Jacobs, Victoria Cino and Britney De Costa
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law, University of Windsor - Faculty of Law and University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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disability law, law and disability, accessibility standards legislation, anti-discrimination law, Canada, Manitoba

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Table of Contents: The Nature of Inquisitorial Processes in Administrative Regimes: Global Perspectives

Laverne Jacobs & Sasha Baglay, eds., The Nature of Inquisitorial Processes in Administrative Regimes: Global Perspectives (Surrey, UK: Ashgate, 2013)
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 01 Aug 2013
Laverne Jacobs and Sasha Baglay
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law and University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)
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Comparative administrative law, administrative law, administrative law theory, administrative process, institutional design, policy-making, government policy, inquisitorial and adversarial processes, EU administrative law, ombuds, public inquiries

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Reconciling Tort and Administrative Law Concepts of Justice: The Case of Historical Wrongs

University of New Brunswick Law Journal, Vol. 57, pp. 134-161, 2007
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 18 Dec 2011
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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historical wrongs, public authority liability, administrative compensation regimes, administrative

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Developments in Administrative Law: The 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 Terms

Supreme Court Law Review, Vol. 38, p. 55, 2007
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 21 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 10 Nov 2009
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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administrative law, jurisdiction, Charter review, exclusive and concurrent jurisdiction, standard of review, Supreme Court of Canada

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The Expert Tribunal

Laverne A. Jacobs & Justice Anne L. Mactavish., eds., Dialogue Between Courts and Tribunals: Essays in Administrative Law and Justice (2001-2007) (Montreal: Les Éditions Thémis, 2008), pp. 67-92
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 10 Dec 2016
Laverne Jacobs and Professor Thomas Kuttner
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law and University of Windsor Faculty of Law
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administrative law, Administrative tribunal expertise, Canada, judicial review

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Transnational and Comparative Administrative Law: Papers from the Sixth Administrative Law Discussion Forum, Québec City

Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2010
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 24 Jul 2011
Russell L. Weaver, Denis Lemieux and Laverne Jacobs
University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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administrative law, comparative administrative law, transnational law, public law theory

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Developments in Administrative Law: The 2004-2005 Term

Laverne Jacobs, DEVELOPMENTS IN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: THE 2004-2005 TERM, Supreme Court Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 2, p. 43, 2005
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 30 Jun 2008
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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Administrative law, jurisdiction, exclusive and concurrent jurisdiction, expertise, expediency, efficiency, human rights, independent adjudication, standard of review, legislative intent, deference

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An Introduction to Exploring Law, Disability, and the Challenge of Equality in Canada and the United States: Papers from the Berkeley Symposium

Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2015
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 15 Aug 2016
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
Downloads 62 (667,705)
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law and disability, equality, critical disability studies, disability legal studies, Canada, US

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The Universality of the Human Condition: Theorizing Transportation Inequality Claims by Persons with Disabilities in Canada, 1976 – 2016

(2018) 7:1 Canadian Journal of Human Rights 35-66
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Jun 2018
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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equality law, human rights law, anti-discrimination law, disability, transportation

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Integrity, Dignity and the Act Respecting Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases : Can the Act Provide More Appropriate Compensation for Sexual Harassment Victims?

(2000) 30 Revue de droit de l'Université de Sherbrooke 279-317
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Sep 2020
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law
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Sexual Harassment, Workers’ Compensation Regime, Administrative Law, Quebec, Dignity, Women, Bodily Integrity, Tribunal Remedies

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Using an Ethnographic Method to Explore Administrative Justice

Posted: 31 May 2009
Laverne Jacobs
University of Windsor - Faculty of Law

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empirical research methods, qualitative research, ethnography,administrative law (Canada), tribunal independence and impartiality, socio-legal methodology, access to information and privacy commissions, speciality ombudsman