Challenging state health policies in Europe under the right to private and family life

The McGill Research Group on Health and Law (RGHL) is pleased to invite you to its second seminar of the 2015-2016 academic year, Challenging state health policies in Europe under the right to private and family life. The seminar will be presented by Dr. Ivana Isailovic.

 A light lunch will be served at 12h15. There is no charge but registration is obligatory: RSVP to rghl.law [at] mcgill.ca.

Abstract

In recent years, European state health measures have been challenged before the European Court of Human Rights under the right to private and family life, which is enshrined in article 8 of the European Human Rights Convention. This presentation will analyze how the Court’s decisions have evolved, drawing on recent cases related to women’s access to abortion and transgender individuals’ demands for legal gender change. It will also highlight some of the consequences of this interpretation of the Convention, which may have unintended effects on these individuals’ human rights.

The speaker

Ivana Isailovic is the Boulton Fellow at McGill University. She previously worked at the Equality Law Clinic at Université Libre de Bruxelles on human rights issues with abortion rights activists and transgender communities. She holds a PhD from Sciences Po Law School and a Master’s degree in international law from Université Paris 1 Sorbonne. .

This seminar is accredited by a recognized provider for 1.5 hours of continuing legal education for the Barreau du Québec.