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Administrative tribunals and equity: Military sexual assault survivors at the Veterans Review and Appeal Board
Author(s) -
Eichler Maya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
canadian public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.361
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1754-7121
pISSN - 0008-4840
DOI - 10.1111/capa.12410
Subject(s) - appeal , scrutiny , equity (law) , sexual assault , political science , criminology , economic justice , work (physics) , military justice , psychology , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , law , medicine , medical emergency , engineering , mechanical engineering
This article examines Veterans Review and Appeal Board (VRAB) decisions on military sexual assault related claims for disability entitlements since fiscal year 2009‐2010. These decisions have had significantly lower favourability rates than the average, despite recent improvements. As the case of VRAB shows, administrative tribunals may not be well equipped to ensure equitable outcomes for all users, calling into question their effectiveness as instruments of justice. Equity needs to become an explicit objective in the work of administrative tribunals, while external scrutiny may be necessary to ensure it is achieved.