Part 1. Determine the purpose and importance of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. Based on whatyou have learned about the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario’s role, discuss why you may want to practicebefore the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.You can review the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s website for further information about the HumanRights system in Ontario at:
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en
Part 2. Choose 1 case involving the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The case might render an importantdecision, deal with an emerging area of law, or represent the area of human rights law you may want topractice (e.g: discrimination in employment). After summarizing what the case is about and its outcome,discuss why it would motivate you to practice in this area of law. To help you identify case law, you canrefer to the following resources:
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/tag/resource-type/case-summaryhttps://www.hrlsc.on.ca/en/human-rights-stories/Cases-decided-at-hearingIf you would like to explore further cases:http://www.ohrc.on.ca/enEnter “case summaries” into the search box in the top right corner of the Ontario Human RightsCommission’s webpagehttps://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/Use key word search to identify cases of interest
Part 3. Review 1 of the following rules, and its subsections, of the Law Society of Ontario’s Rules ofParalegal ConductRule 3: Duty to ClientsorRule 4 AdvocacyChoose a specific subsection under either rule (e.g. Rule 3.01 Competence – Required Competence 3.01(1)) and assess how that rule may impact your representation of a client at the Human Rights Tribunal ofOntario. You may refer to Wileman et al.,’s discussion on practice and procedure before the Human RightsTribunal of Ontario to assist with your response (reading to be provided).Rules 3 and 4 of the Paralegal Rules of Conduct can be found here:
https://lso.ca/about-lso/legislation-rules/paralegal-rules-of-conduct
Part 4. Conclude your assignment by answering the following questions: What did you discover aboutyour interests in practicing human rights law? Is it an area of law that you would want to explore further?Why or why no
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