PART II - The Law as Window Dressing

When Rules Cannot Be Enforced, They Become Decoration

Universities like to present themselves as places governed by rules: human rights codes, collective agreements, grievance procedures, and solemn declarations of fairness, due process, and academic freedom.

On paper, the structure appears formidable. In reality, those rules mean very little if there is no practical way to enforce them.

A right that cannot …