A friendly reminder that the John P. Humphrey Lectureship in Human Rights is happening tonight! It will be an interesting discussion on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, feat. Alex Neve, Prof. Frans Viljoen, Yuri Romanas-Rivas, & Anna Sevortian, mod. by @FredericMegret

.McGill International Law Society will be hosting an International Clerkship Information session in room 102 NCDH on November 22nd at 1PM-2:30PM, featuring past participants of the program. Pizza will be served to those attending in person. The event will be hybrid, zoom: mcgill.zoom.us/j/84245351851

Thanks for attending this year's John P. Humphrey Lectureship in Human Rights, where we discussed the #UDHRAt75! A special thank you to speakers Alex Neve, Prof. Frans Viljoen, Yuri Romanas-Rivas, & Anna Sevortian, and moderator @FredericMegret.

🌳TOMORROW🌳 The Transnational Justice Clinic invites you to learn about the youth climate litigation that we have been working on with the Environmental Law Clinic at PUCP. ⏰: Nov. 21 @ 12:30pm (lunch), 1-2 pm (presentation) 📷: Rm 16 OCDH or Zoom: mcgill.zoom.us/j/85069176575

Happening soon! See you there.

The McGill International Law Society (McGill International Law Society) will be hosting an information session on the International Clerkship Program tomorrow during universal break! The event will be held in hybrid format; see below for details.

Join us in a conversation with Marie-Christine Gareau HI_Canada, Alexander Breitegger ICRC, and @FredericMegret focusing on the rights of people with disabilities in the context of armed conflict next Monday. ⏰Nov. 27th , 2023, 13:00 – 14:30 pm (ET) 📍McGill Faculty of Law | Faculté de droit NCDH Rm 202

Join us tomorrow during universal break for what promises to be an interesting discussion! Lunch will be provided.

A friendly reminder that "Disability Rights, Armed Conflicts, and Humanitarian Emergencies" is happening this afternoon! We are looking forward to having an interesting discussion over lunch. If you are unable to make it in-person, let us know and a zoom link will be provided.

Thanks to all who attended our lunch talk on disability rights, armed conflicts, and humanitarian emergencies yesterday!

Last year, we and Max Bell School of Public Policy hosted a conference on the the Ward case. Queen's Law's PKI Global Justice Journal has published a special edition on it and a series of essays on the implications of Ward for freedom of expression, the right to dignity, and equality: tinyurl.com/mr3p42d4

Join us in discussion on trends and challenges at the intersection of #HumanRights and climate policies with special focus on women, #PersonsWithDisabilities and #IndigenousPeoples. 📅 Friday Dec 8, 18:30-20:00 GST 📍#COP28 B6 block, Building 78, Room 2 🔗shorturl.at/bmoQX

Starting Dec 10, McGill Law Library will host an immersive exhibit to commemorate the 75th anniv. of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It will feature the original draft of the UDHR from the archives, authored by former McGill professor John Humphrey. news.library.mcgill.ca/beyond-the-dec…

Bravo to our 2019 O'Brien Fellow in residence Andrew Stobo Sniderman and his co-author Douglas Sanderson on winning two prizes for "Valley of the Birdtail" (HarperCollinsCa) at the 2023 Quebec Writers' Foundation literary awards! McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism cbc.ca/books/valley-o…

We are thrilled to welcome Dr Omotunde Enigbokan to the Centre as an O’Brien Human Rights Fellow in Residence. She holds an LLD from CentreForHumanRights. Her research focuses on birth registration, legal identity, prevention of statelessness and rights of refugees, migrants and IDPs.

We are pleased to welcome Prof. Ardi Imseis of Queen's Law to present his book, The United Nations and the Question of Palestine: Rule by Law and the Structure of International Legal Subalternity (Cambridge U Press, Nov 2023) tomorrow at 16h.

Pleased to share that I have started my research stay at McGill Faculty of Law | Faculté de droit with the Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism. I look forward to presenting the concept of Postcolonial Federalism to students and professionals at the MCHRLP. Join if you are in Montreal on February 21.

As part of #BlackHistoryMonth, we invite you to a discussion on Feb 7 with Gaynel Curry, Professor Adelle Blackett, and Tamara Thermitus on the challenges and opportunities for the realization of human rights for people of African descent in the Americas.

📢Join our online event! The OAS will choose three judges of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights this year, a decision that will shape the future of justice in our region. Join the Panel Independiente in this conversation about this crucial decision. 🗓️ April 19 ⏰ 12:30 pm (ET) 📍Zoom:

Congratulations to Professor Pearl Eliadis @pearleliadis on receiving the 2024 McGill Alumni Association (MAA) Distinguished Service Award! mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/…