Preface

• Author: Ian Gauthier - Alexa Ferguson
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APPEAL VOLUME 22

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PREFACE

by Ian Gauthier and Alexa Ferguson

On behalf of the entire ed itorial board, the Editors-in-C hief would like to than k you

for picking up this volume of Appeal: Re view of Current Law and Law R eform! is year

we received submissions from law students a cross the country and abroad . It was an

exceptionally di cult task to decide the nal papers that wou ld make up the journal.

at being said, we are proud to present si x outstanding submi ssions focusing on a wide

array of issues faci ng the legal communit y. is volume of Appeal features a comment

on the upcoming Cambie Surge ry Centre challenge to the constit utionality of the Britis h

Columbia Medicare Protection Act. Also featu red are articles on contemporar y issues

facing Indigenous com munities in Canada. A ppeal this year ex plores the lessons the

Nisga’a Final Agreement can oer to the dierent models of Aborigina l self-government,

as well as reconcil ing Indigenous legal orders w ith Crown legal orders throug h the

appointment of Aboriginal just ices to the Supreme Court of Ca nada.

Volume 22 also presents a paper tackli ng the issue of racial di scrimination in law

enforcement, arguing t hat Charter provisions allowing damage s for rights infringement

can be used to addre ss these violations. We also present papers d iscussing issues in t he

working world: one addressing modern t rends in the interpretation of the Charter

in labour law c ases, and another di scussing the impact of tech nology on the legal

servicesindus try.

Appeal would not be possible without our strong net work of faculty and volunteers. We

would like to extend our grat itude to our external reviewers who gr aciously donated their

time and expert ise despite their busy schedules. I n particular, we would like to e xtend

our thank s to Professor Ted McDorman and Dr. Kathy Chan for their support a nd

guidanc e throughout the proce ss.

A sincere thank you is a lso in order for our volunteer student reviewers, who have once

again been in strumental in ensu ring the ensuring the qua lity of our publication and

the rigorousness of our blindi ng process. And of course, t he Editors-in-Chief would

like to than k the members of the Appeal Editoria l Board for their tireless e orts and

contributions to ensuring the journ al continues its tradition of excellence.

Appeal would also not be possible w ithout the continued support of our patrons and

sponsors. eir nancia l contributions ensure that Appeal c ontinues t o promote

exceptional student work.

Finally, we must thank our aut hors. e writing and editing proc ess is gruelling , time-

consuming, a nd often frustrati ng work, and we are thrilled w ith the quality of thi s

year’scontent.

It has been an enormous privileg e to serve as the 2016-17 Editors-in-Chief. With great

pride, we present Volume 22 of Appeal: Review of Current Law an d Law Reform.