Professor Pascale Fournier has written an enthusiastic review of “Gender and Migration in Italy”, a book edited by Elisa Olivito, director of research projects at the University of Rome, and recently published by Ashgate Publishing. The book discusses the recent migratory flows to Europe and the considerable changes they have brought to many countries. The…

On April 11th 2016, the Research Chair in Legal Pluralism and Comparative Law hosted an enriching discussion on mediation and participative justice in Québec and Canada. Me Claudia P. Prémont, Bâtonnière of Québec, and the Honorable Justice Marc E. De Wever of the Québec Superior Court, had the opportunity to share their visions of the…

On April 7th 2016, the Research Chair in Legal Pluralism and Comparative Law had the great pleasure of welcoming the Honourable Madam Justice Claire L’Heureux-Dubé in the context of a discussion on the right to equality. Passionate as always, Madam Justice L’Heureux-Dubé had the opportunity to share her profoundly humanist vision of today’s social realities…

On April 4th 2016, the Research Chair in Legal Pluralism and Comparative Law had the pleasure of welcoming the honorable judge Jacques Nadeau of the Court of Québec (Youth Division, Montreal), in the context of a discussion on children’s rights and the particularities of practicing in this area. Mr. Justice Nadeau discussed the notion of…

Professor Fournier is back in town, following a whirlwind visit to Scotland at the prestigious St Andrews University. Professor Fournier had the pleasure of giving the School of Divinity’s 2016 Religion and Politics Lecture on March 31st 2016. Her talk, entitled “Religion, Secular Law and Gender in Contemporary Europe and Canada”, provided a critical analysis…