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DESCRIPTION:A Great Trials Lecture with Prof. Wendy Adams (Law)  Law’s most
  aspirational claim is the guarantee that every person is equal before law
 . The extent to which this claim remains forever out of reach is reflected
  in the very concept we consider essential for its success\, that of legal
  personhood. We use legal personhood to decide whose life will count in la
 w\, thus acknowledging some claims will fail\, else the category would not
  be required. Personhood does not instantiate a self-evident demarcation b
 etween persons and things.  We have a history of using this concept to ins
 titutionalize relations of hierarchy and dominance. We no longer affirm pr
 operty in humans as slaves\, as we did in Dred Scott v. Sandford\, but we 
 should remember the conviction with which this case was decided. As we att
 end to more recent claims denying personhood for non-human animals\, we ar
 e just as certain that law is on the right side of history. Our beliefs ar
 e sustained by the normative construction of human-animal relations in pop
 ular culture\, where we demonstrate a persistent tendency to represent ani
 mals as willing allies in the achievement of human objectives. If we are t
 o realize law’s aspirations for equality\, we may need to question our abi
 lity to use personhood as a foundation for legal relations.  This lecture 
 has been accredited by the Barreau du Québec for 1 hour of Continuing Lega
 l Education: no. 10060898.  Great Trials III Lecture Series: Private Lives
 \, Public Law  Organized by the Institute for the Public Life of Arts and 
 Ideas (IPLAI)\, the Great Trials lecture series considers a  collection of
   history-making trials across time and  examines the  social and politica
 l  contexts in which they took place as  well as  their cultural  conseque
 nces. The series takes the position that  ‘law’  happens as much  outside 
 the courtroom as it does within it\, and  that  each of these  pivotal eve
 nts stands as testament to the ways in  which  constructions of  authority
 \, law\, and justice have informed  cultural  consciousness across  centur
 ies.  Fees: $60 for the series of five lectures\, or $15 for individual le
 ctures.  Registration: www.mcgill.ca/iplai/events/great-trials-lecture-ser
 ies/great-trials-registration 
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DTEND:20130314T220000Z
LOCATION:CA\, Westmount Public Library\, CA\, 4574 Sherbrooke Street West\,
  Westmount\, QC
SUMMARY:Almost Persons: Life on Trial
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/event/almost-persons-life-trial-219219
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