04.09.2014 “International Law and the Issue of Sovereignty over Jerusalem”
Dr. Jacques P. Gauthier presented the international legal aspects surrounding sovereignty over Jerusalem.
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03.28.2013 “Towards a Global Migration Governance Framework”
Professor François Crépeau, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants and Hans & Tamar Oppenheimer Chair in Public International Law, Faculty of Law, McGill University, presented on global migration and need for a global framework.
03.12.2012 “Protecting the International in Transnational Criminal Cooperation: Stumbling Towards Damascus”
Professor Robert Currie, director of the Law Institute at the Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University presented on the topic: “Protecting the International in Transnational Criminal Cooperation: Stumbling Towards Damascus.”
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03.08.2011 “From a Medical Model to the Model of Rights: The Impact of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Canadian Law”
Philippe Dufresne, director and senior counsel of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, The title of his bilingual talk was “From a Medical Model to the Model of Rights: The Impact of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Canadian Law”.
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03.11.2010: « La navigation dans les eaux arctiques du Canada: Y-a-t il un problème? »
Professor Armand de Mestral from McGill University in Montreal gave a bilingual presentation on « La navigation dans les eaux arctiques du Canada: Y-a-t il un problème? ».
March 2008: “The Establishment and Future of the International Criminal Court”
Professor Sharon Williams of Osgoode Hall Law School, author of many scholarly publications, who had been a Judge ad litem at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague from 2001-2003, spoke on the topic: “The Establishment and Future of the International Criminal Court.”
11.15.2006 “From Kosovo to Kandahar and Beyond: A Canadian Perspective on International Humanitarian Law at the Beginning of the 21st Century.”
Colonel Kim Carter, former Chief Military Judge of the Canadian Forces and now Ombudsman for British Columbia. She spoke in November 2006 on the topic “From Kosovo to Kandahar and Beyond: A Canadian Perspective on International Humanitarian Law at the Beginning of the 21st Century.”
03.06.2006: “Developments in Global Governance”
Professor George Alexandrowicz, International law specialist at Queens University presented.
03.09.2005 “The Legality and Legitimacy of Unilateral Armed Intervention in an Age of Terror, Neo-Imperialism and Massive Violations of Human Rights. Is International Law Evolving in the Right Direction?”
Jean-Gabriel Castel was the first speaker in the series.
