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Nathanson Visiting Fellow David Hughes organizes a 3 day conference on "How and Why Do Double Standards Matter for International Law?" May 15-17 in Geneva, Switzerland
Keynote talks will be given by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and former President of Slovenia Danilo Türk. In addition, there will be two high-level diplomatic panels featuring State representatives and members of international organizations, alongside a range of academic and practitioner panels tackling the conference theme from diverse angles.
Nathanson Visiting Fellow Inbar Peled (PhD, law) for “Professionalizing Discrimination: Legal Actors and the Struggle Against Racialized Policing in Multicultural Societies”
Through her project, Peled examines the role of lawyers in perpetuating racialized police violence in multicultural societies. While much of the work on racialized police killing and police violence focuses on the police themselves, the role of lawyers in enabling these incidents is often ignored. To unpack the ways lawyers and judges support, resist and confront racism in their practices, Peled interviewed prosecutors, defense lawyers and judges in Israel. Her groundbreaking work argues that the solution to the problem of racialized policing will have to include transformation within the legal profession.
Her defense committee unanimously commended the work, saying, “the real genius of Peled’s project is that it merges theories of identity (self and others) with professionalized role competence. This combination demonstrates not just that lawyers are – like all people – influenced by race and racism in their decision making but also that legal norms and rules also play a role in the failure to address racialized police violence.”
"Exploring LGBTQ+ equality in India: A comprehensive examination from anthropological and legal perspectives"
This article delves into the multifaceted dimensions of LGBTQ+ rights in India, drawing insights from both anthropological research and legal analysis. It offers a nuanced understanding of the challenges and progress towards equality in the Indian context.
Canada is falling behind on curbing corporate abuses - Special to the Globe and Mail by Director of the Nathanson Centre and Osgoode Professor Barnali Choudhury.
In recent weeks, the international community has been involved in a flurry of activity in shaping corporate responsibility for sustainability.
CBC’s The Current with Matt Galloway and Professor Palma Paciocco
Criminal cases in Ontario must be tried within 18 months, but staffing shortages and other problems are leading to cases being thrown out when that time is up. Galloway talks to legal expert Professor Palma Paciocco about what happens when serious cases like sexual assault allegations get thrown out, and protecting public faith in the legal system.