Advancing human rights for women and girls: The promise of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 12:00to13:30

With Johanna Nelles, O’Brien Fellow in Residence and Executive Secretary to the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (on temporary...

Reforming the United Nations: How Canada Can Lead on Human Rights | Policy Magazine

Published: 14 February 2023

February 9, 2023 | Following Kevin Page's complexity seminar, Elisa Alloul wrote about how the lack of accountability on how gross human rights abusers have joined UN bodies is hurting the UN's...

The Humanitarian Principles in Historical and Legal Perspective

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 10:00to11:30

With Professor Marina Sharpe, Assistant Professor of International Law in the International Studies programme at Royal Military College Saint-Jean and former Visiting Fellow at the CHRLP....

Black Legal History Matters Too: Counter-Narrating Smithers v The Queen

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 10:00to11:00

With Professor Amar Khoday, Associate Professor at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law and former O’Brien DCL Graduate Fellow from the McGill Faculty of Law, and moderated by Me. Tamara...

Pearl Eliadis appointed to the Official Language Rights Expert Panel

Published: 13 January 2023

Max Bell School Associate Professor Pearl Eliadis, has been selected to the Official Language Rights Expert Panel of the federal Government’s Court Challenges Program (CCP)....

Pearl Eliadis on parental rights vs. rights of health authorities | CBC News

Published: 15 November 2022

November 3, 2022 | A Quebec superior court judge has authorized Sainte-Justine Hospital to extubate a 5 year old boy, who has been in a coma breathing with the help of a tube. In this case a young...

Legal experts fact-check Quebec ad campaign that aims to correct 'falsehoods' on controversial language law | CBC News

Published: 6 June 2022

June 3, 2022 | After Bill 96 passed in the Quebec legislature, the government of Quebec published a full-page advertisement in both French and English newspapers to "correct falsehoods" circulating...

Circulation de Criminels et Crimes de Haine en RDC

Thursday, April 7, 2022 13:00to14:30

A CHRLP/O’Brien seminar with Valentin Migabo. Moderated by René Provost Event will be held in French. In-person-only event. /lawCategory: Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism Faculty of Law

Inaugural Michelle Douglas lecture | The Accidental Legal Activist:  How I Used the Courts to Seek Justice

Tuesday, March 15, 2022 17:30to19:00

The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism invites you to the Inaugural Michelle Douglas Lectureship on the topic of equality and justice for LGBTI people. All are welcome!/lawCategory: Centre...

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