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> the judge has more power: which is the best??? Your questions are really good. I want to think a little more about them before trying to answer, but you have certainly framed an important question. I do agree that rights based legislation is critical. One of the issues thought is not only whether the legislation is enforceable, but whether there are mechanisms that allow people who are disadvantaged to have access to the justice system. In Canada there is a federally-funded Court Challenges program which was set up when Canada adopted a Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982. This program provides funds to equality seeking groups to bring cases in courts relating to the equality rights provisions in the Charter (no discrimination on the basis of a number of grounds including disability). There are limitations to the program, but it has helped to ensure some access to the courts. > > Raffaello Belli %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%