Quotes
Professor Craig Forcese on how Omar Khadr could be returned to Canada from Guantánamo Bay to serve trial here for his alleged actions in Afghanistan:
“the government’s failure to seek his [Omar Khadr] repatriation is nothing less than an endorsement of the United States’ infamous Guantanamo system.”
Forcese and six LLB students testified based on a report they submitted to the House of Commons’ Subcommittee on International Human Rights
Quotes
Haig Basmajian (’99) Appointed to Immigration and Refugee Board
Haig Basmajian (’99) was appointed to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) for a three-year term in the Montreal office.
News
Haig Basmajian (’99) Appointed to Immigration and Refugee Board
Haig Basmajian (’99) was appointed to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) for a three-year term in the Montreal office. (details)
Professor Jeremy de Beer Launches "Implementing the Development Agenda" in Geneva
Professor Jeremy de Beer, editor of Implementing the Development Agenda, spoke at the launch of the new book at an event in Geneva on July 10, 2009, co-hosted by the Emerging Dynamic Global Economies (EDGE) Network and Geneva-based think tank IQsensato. (details)
Alumnus Ajmal Pashtoonyar (’09) Selected as 2009 Gordon Global Fellow
Ajmal Pashtoonyar (’09), a recent graduate of Common Law, is one of ten Canadians selected as a 2009 Gordon Global Fellow. (details)
Jacques Gaudreau Prize Awarded to Jessica Young (LL.M. ’09)
Each year, the Jacques Gaudreau Prize of $500 is awarded to a Faculty of Law undergraduate or graduate student with the most outstanding mark or essay in the area of international human rights law. (details)
News from the Human Rights Research and Education Centre
The Faculty of Law (Common Law and Civil Law Sections) and the Faculty of Social Sciences are pleased to announce some updates with respect to the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC). (details)
Publications
Professor Nicole LaViolette, along with Mélanie Claude and Richard Poulin, has edited a new book entitled Prostitution et traite des êtres humains, enjeux nationaux et internationaux (Les Éditions L’Interligne).
The first of its kind to be published in French, this collection examines multilateral and regional treaties intended to combat sex trafficking of women and girls. Contributors, including Sigma Huda, the former United Nations' Special Rapporteur on Human Trafficking, scrutinize the progress made and the setbacks encountered in relation to existing treaties. In addition, several chapters outline the findings of researchers on issues relating to the sexual exploitation of trafficked women and children. The book also includes contributions from non-governmental organizations dedicated to combating the trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and children.
Prof. LaViolette’s chapter, “Le cadre juridique interaméricain face aux problèmes engendrés par la traite des femmes et des enfants,” critically examines treaties of the Organization of American States to determine to what extent regional treaties have had an impact on the struggle against sex trafficking of women and children in the Americas.
