Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism events
Human Rights and Inclusive Development: Integrating the Disability Perspective
A Global perspectives on disability, human rights and accessing justice seminar, organized by the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism. This seminar is accredited for 2 hours of continuing legal education by the Quebec Bar (activity no. 10075381). Agenda Moderator: TBA Participants: Ravi Malhotra (professeur agrégé, université d’Ottawa, Faculté de droit), Anne-Marie Cotter (boursière O’Brien, CHRLP), Lipi Mishra (étudiante de droit et stagiaire, action juridique pour les personnes handicapées)
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day (Canada). Classes cancelled. Administrative offices closed. Libraries closed.
- Faculty of Law
- Law Grad Studies
- Law student affairs
- Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism
- Inst. of Air and Space Law
- Inst. of Comparative Law
- Paul-André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law
- Private Justice and the Rule of Law
- Research Group on Health and Law
- Career Development Office (CDO)
Civil Society: Democracy, Dissent and the Law
This year, the Macnaughton Lectures welcome Maina Kiai, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association, who will speak on democracy, dissent and the law inside civil society. Ms Pearl Eliadis will act as moderator. About the speaker Mr. Maina Kiai is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. He took up his functions on 1 May 2011, for an initial period of three years.
Mental Health Disabilities and Access to Justice: Recognizing and Reinforcing Capacity
A Global perspectives on disability, human rights and accessing justice seminar, organized by the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism. This seminar is accredited for 2 hours of continuing legal education by the Quebec Bar (activity no. 10075399). Agenda Moderator: Derek J. Jones (groupe de recherche sur la santé et le droit, centre des droits de la personne et du pluralisme juridique)
Speaker Series on Economic Justice: The Right to Food, The Right to Health
This university year, the Center for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism is hosting the Speaker Series on Economic Justice. This series aims to foster critical reflections and facilitate interdisciplinary conversations amongst scholars interested in/working on issues related to economic justice.
Speaker Series on Economic Justice: Identity, Inequality and Vulnerable Communities
This university year, the Center for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism is hosting the Speaker Series on Economic Justice. This series aims to foster critical reflections and facilitate interdisciplinary conversations amongst scholars interested in/working on issues related to economic justice.
Proactive Approaches to Inclusion: Legislative and Policy Developments
A Global perspectives on disability, human rights and accessing justice seminar, organized by the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism. Agenda Moderator: Colleen Sheppard or Frédéric Fovet Participants: David Lepofsky (professeur, Université de Toronto, Faculté de droit), Gaétan Cousineau (président, Commission des droits de la personne du Québec), Mélanie Bénard (membre du conseil, Regroupement des activistes pour l’inclusion au Québec)
Speaker Series on Economic Justice: Global Principles of Distributive and Labour Justice?
This university year, the Center for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism is hosting the Speaker Series on Economic Justice. This series aims to foster critical reflections and facilitate interdisciplinary conversations amongst scholars interested in/working on issues related to economic justice.
‘Dying with Dignity’: Disability and Assisted Suicide
A Global perspectives on disability, human rights and accessing justice seminar, organized by the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism. Agenda Moderator: Daniel Weinstock (professeur and directeur de l’institut pour la santé et politique sociale) Participants: Joseph Arvay (avocat spécialisé en droit de la personne), Amy Hasbrouck (directrice de Toujours Vivant), Véronique Hivon (ministre du Québec pour les services sociaux and la protection de la jeunesse)
