Webinar on the Inter-American Convention to Prevent, Punish and Eradicate Violence against Women* (Belém do Pará Convention)
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 PST / 13:00 – 14:30 EST Location: Virtual Only – Zoom Register here. EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Corporations as Good Citizens: Can respect for human rights and the environment be good business?
Please join Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR) for a panel on Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) and other corporate responsibility initiatives. Is business
The Covid-19 Crisis: Intellectual Property Rights Should Not Supersede the Right to Health
By Harmit Sarai and Karen Segal The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on January 30,
Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya: What the Canadian Supreme Court decision means in holding Canadian companies accountable for human rights abuses abroad
By James Yap, CLAIHR President This post originally appeared on the blog of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC). Momentum continues to gather
Updates from the US-Mexico Border: A Week in the South Texas Family Residential Center
By Heather Cohen, CLAIHR Board Member “Aren’t I human? Am I not the same as you?” my client asks. She sits across the small, round
Nigeria: What Role for Canada in the Conflict With Boko Haram?
By William Onyeaju, JD candidate, Osgoode Hall Law School Wikicommons: #BringBackOurGirls As the Western gaze has shifted away from the conflict in the Lake Chad
UNDRIP: Canada, Indigenous Rights, and the Meaning of Endorsement
By Arron Chahal, JD Candidate, University of Toronto Faculty of Law In May 2016, the Canadian government announced that it was a full supporter of
Google v. Equustek: Are Courts Behind the Digital Revolution?
By Isabel Dávila, JD Candidate, Osgoode Hall Law School On June 28, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its judgement in Google Inc.
Canada Gets Progressive With Its Trade Agenda
By Cassandra Knapman, JD Candidate, University of Western Ontario Canada has approached its recent trade negotiations with the goal of forming treaties that both benefit Canadians
CORE Mandate: Canada’s Responsible Enterprise Ombudsperson
By Madeline Torrie, JD candidate, University of Toronto Faculty of Law On April 24, 2013, Rana Plaza, an eight-storey garment factory in Bangladesh, collapsed, killing an
Forum Non Conveniens and Judicial Corruption: Key Developments at BCCA
By Arron Chahal, JD candidate, University of Toronto Faculty of Law A pair of 2017 decisions by Canadian courts have made it harder for Canadian companies
Access to Abortion: An International Human Rights Perspective on Canadian Law
By Isabel Dávila, J.D. Candidate, Osgoode Hall Law School Canadian abortion policy historically derives both from case law and international instruments. In 1969, Parliament partially legalised abortion
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