Title: Legal counsel
Course: Introduction to gender-based analysis plus GBA+ > Section: Module 4

Legal counsel can help to assess legal risks associated with initiatives and develop strategies to minimize those risks. GBA+ can assist in identifying potential legal risks for all people, including those with InterAmerican and International legal instruments.

Some questions to consider are:

Does this issue have the potential to negatively affect groups of people in different ways?

Is one group particularly advantaged or disadvantaged?

Are there particular legal obligations to a particular group (e.g. Indigenous people) or party that need to be taken into account?

Is there potential for Charter or human rights challenges as a result of the initiative?

What kinds of legal risks exist? Is there the potential for a precedent to be set or challenged? Is there ongoing litigation that relates to the issue?

Would this serve to reinforce or to address historical inequities?