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Children’s Rights and Global Citizenship

This curricular resource, a 200 page PDF document, is applicable to grade 11 or 12 students studying the rights of individuals and youth. The objective of this resource is to promote global citizenship through a rights-based examination of global issues in [more]

Grade Level:	10-12
Publisher:	Children’s Rights Centre, University College of Cape Breton,
Published Date:	2003

CURRENTS: Exploring Traditional Aboriginal Justice Concepts in Contemporary Canadian Society

This 193 page middle or high school resource examines questions such as how societies make laws, resolve conflicts, and deal with those who do not live up to society’s standards for behaviour.
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Grade Level:	7-9, 10-12
Publisher:	Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan, Inc.
Published Date:	2006

Do driver's licence photos infringe on religious freedom?

There is a law in Alberta which states that all people who have a driver's licence must have their photo on it. Members of the Hutterite community appealed this law and took it to the Supreme Court of Canada because they believed that the law infringed on their [more]

Grade Level:	4-6, 7-9, 10-12
Publisher:	Educaloi.qc.ca
Published Date:	2009

Landmark Decisions: Cases that Have Changed Society

This site discusses a variety of landmark decisions from the Law Courts of Canada. They include issues dealing with Aboriginal Rights and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to name a few. Each case is explained in detail using plain [more]

Grade Level:	10-12
Publisher:	Ontario Justice Education Network
Published Date:	2020

Rights Angle

Human rights is the focus of this downloadable 136 page PDF document that provides excellent background for teachers as well as a variety of activities for students in Social Studies and CTS: Legal [more]

Grade Level:	4-6, 7-9, 10-12
Publisher:	Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre
Published Date:	2008

Taking IT Global

This site houses an online community that connects youth from grades nine to twelve to find inspiration, access information, get involved, and take action in their local and global communities. Designed and maintained in Canada, this site is the [more]

Grade Level:	7-9, 10-12
Publisher:	TakingITGlobl
Published Date:	2008

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