Delve Books stands in support of those who, for too long, have had to bear the burden of systemic oppression. Our staff comprises a group of individuals who are angered and frustrated by the unabating violence, injustice, and racism against marginalized communities and we want to make it clear that we support and stand in solidarity with our colleagues, partners, authors, and community members who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour.
Welcome to Delve Books, a trade imprint from Irwin Law. We focus on exploring diversity and social justice in Canada through the lens of law and policy while using clear, accessible language. Focusing on laws and legal cases related to topics such as race, Indigeneity, sexuality, gender, and disability, Delve Books invites you to explore how these issues intersect with each other and with Canada’s legal system.
On April 26th, 1988, a man was shot and killed in a remote cabin in rural Ontario.
Four witnesses were questioned by the police. Each one told a different story. But what really happened that night? Learn more.
In Fertility: 40 Years of Change, lawyer and author Maureen McTeer explores key medical, research, and legal developments in assisted human reproduction since the birth of the first IVF baby in 1978. Learn more.
Canadian Policing: Why and How It Must Change is a comprehensive and critical examination of Canadian policing from its colonial origins to its response to the February 2022 blockades and occupations. Learn more.
Despite growing societal and media attention to problems of discrimination in Canadian society, legal concepts in equality and anti-discrimination law are not widely understood. The stories in this book take us into — and teach us about — the concrete realities of inequality in everyday life. This book is designed to expand our collective knowledge of the evolving legal concepts at the heart of equality law. Learn more.
Muslim women who cover their faces with a veil arouse visceral reactions in people who, despite exposure to diverse ways of living, seem to have fixed notions of how women ought to live the good life. In Your Face analyzes niqab bans in Canada while also drawing on interviews with niqab-wearing women to reveal their complex identities and multiple motivations for dressing in this way. Learn more.
The Death of a Butterfly explores the mental health court and its relationship with the mentally disordered accused from the perspective of Ontario Court Justice Richard D. Schneider. Learn more.
Delve Books is thrilled to announce that Natasha Bakht’s book, In Your Face: Law, Justice, and Niqab-Wearing Women in Canada,
“Listening to the voices of these women might shift discussions” – Natasha Bakht spoke with Open Book about her book,
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