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McGILL JOURNAL OF LAW AND HEALTH - REVUE DE DROIT ET SANTE DE McGILL
THE DAWNING OF THE SOCIAL MODEL?
APPLYING A DISABILITY LENS TO RECENT
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LAW OF NEGLIGENCE
Anne Levesque & Ravi Malhotra*
In the last thirty years, there has been a pal-
amble epistemic shift in how disability is
understood in society. In the past, disability
was often seen through the medical model
of disablement, which views disability as an
impairment or disease. The social model of
disablement, in contrast, sees disability as
a social construct and focuses on removing
structural barriers to promote equality for
disabled people in society.
A recent decision by the Supreme Court
of Canada illustrates how these changes in
the conceptualization of disability have in-
fluenced the law of negligence. In Saudati
v Moorhead, Justice Brown, writing for the
Court, revisited the recognizable [or rec-
ognized] psychiatric illness (RPI) criterion
that was often applied by lower courts in
negligence cases when determining wheth-
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a eu un changement dpistdmique tangible
dans la faqon dont le handicap est perqu
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dtait souvent compris a travers le mod&le
mddical, qui le consid&re comme une ddfi-
cience ou une maladie. Le mod&le social,
en revanche, voit le handicap comme une
construction sociale et se concentre sur
l'dlimination des obstacles structurels pour
promouvoir l'dgalitd des personnes handi-
capdes dans la socidtd.
Une ddcision rdcente de la Cour supreme du
Canada, Saadati v Moorhead, illustr com-
ment ces changements dans la conceptuali-
sation du handicap ont influencd le droit de
la ndgligence. Dans l'arret, le juge Brown,
s'exprimant au nom de la Cour, a rdexam-
ind le crit&re du << trouble psychiatrique
Anne Levesque, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Common Law
Section, University of Ottawa. Ravi Malhotra, Full Professor, Faculty
of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa. The authors
would like to warmly thank our dedicated research assistant, Ms. Dahlia
James, JD candidate, class of 2019. We also greatly appreciate the in-
sightful comments and generous feedback we received from Professors
Bruce Feldthusen, John Cutie, and Lynda Collins. All errors are our
responsibility.
© Anne Levesque & Ravi Malhotra 2019
Citation: Anne Levesque & Ravi Malhotra, The Dawning of the Social Model?
Applying a Disability Lens to Recent Developments in the Law of Negligence
(2019) 13:1 McGill JL & Health 1.
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