September 21, 2022

Reconciling Crown Legal Frameworks

Qeluc’ (To Spin) / Bodies of Knowledge, 2023 READ ABOUT THE STORY BEHIND THIS SPINDLEWHORL  This design is an abstract spindlewhorl meant to embody movement, transformation, and the drawing upon of two bodies of knowledge to create something new. Spindle whorls are used in the spinning of wool for weaving Read more…

December 29, 2022

Renovate the Public Hearing Project: Pre-Development Public Engagement & Legal Reforms to Support Housing Supply

Consultation Paper Open for Comments BCLI is exploring improvements to BC’s legislation on public engagement when a local government is enacting a land-use bylaw. Our Renovate the Public Hearing Project provides an opportunity to think about public engagement on land use from first principles, consider new insights into group deliberation, Read more…

October 3, 2023

Indigenous Courts

Overview Approaches to dispute resolution will need to evolve in light of the BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Examples of Indigenous courts and other dispute resolution mechanisms that apply customary law and traditional justice or Read more…

September 26, 2023

Artificial Intelligence and Civil Liability Project

Overview The goal of the Artificial Intelligence and Civil Liability Project is to determine how the rules of tort law need to adapt to respond to harm to persons and property caused by autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The project sets out to answer: Who is, or should be, liable Read more…

March 9, 2022

Supporting Vulnerable Victims and Witnesses

Overview Crown counsel are the lawyers who prosecute criminal offences on behalf of society. In this role, Crown counsel make decisions about if and how to proceed in criminal cases of elder abuse and abuse of vulnerable adults. When prosecution is the best solution, it is not always pursued due Read more…