Sponsored by
The Faculty of Common Law, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, and the Office of International Research of the University of Ottawa
in collaboration with the
Canadian Council on International Law (TBC) and Fulbright Canada
November 5, 2019 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Place: Desmarais Building, Room 4101, 55 Laurier Ave. E. Ottawa
WELCOME (3 minutes)
John Packer, Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre and Associate Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS (7 minutes)
Dr. Michael Hawes, Chief Executive Officer, Fulbright Canada
SESSION CHAIR AND MODERATOR: (7 minutes)
Professor Penelope Simons, Associate Professor and Vice-Dean Research, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: (25 minutes)
Janelle Diller, 2019-20 Fulbright Research Chair on Human Rights and Social Justice at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa
RESPONDENTS (10 minutes each)
Adelle Blackett, Professor of Law & Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law & Development, Faculty of Law, McGill University
Stepan Wood, Professor & Canada Research Chair in Law, Society and Sustainability and Director of the Centre for Law and the Environment, Peter A. Allard School of Law, The University of British Columbia (by videoconference)
DISCUSSION – audience with speakers (20-25 minutes)
CLOSING REFLECTIONS (5 minutes)
Céline Lévesque, President of the Canadian Council on International Law and
Professor, University of Ottawa (invited)