On March 21st 2016, the Research Chair in Legal Pluralism and Comparative Law welcomed three distinguished speakers in the context of a discussion on the right to die with dignity. This session touched on the ethical implications of State intervention in physical persons’ lives. Each guest – an expert in bioethics, a nephrologist and a…

On March 14th 2016, the Research Chair in Legal Pluralism and Comparative Law had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Anne Leahy in the context of its final conference of the Radical Readings series for the year 2015-2016. Commented by Me Renée Dupuis, Vice-President of the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de…

On March 14th 2016, the Research Chair in Legal Pluralism and Comparative Law had the pleasure of welcoming a special guest – Me Renée Dupuis (law, 1972) – in the context of a discussion on aboriginal law and reconciliation. A great defender of social justice, Me Dupuis is without a doubt the only lawyer in…

Professor Fournier has just come back from a week à la New York, filled with profound exchanges and dynamism. She presented four conferences at Columbia University, NYU and the United Nations respectively. She presented the 29th of February at Columbia University. Columbia’s Law School is known for the academic rigor of its law degree and…