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BACKHOUSE, Constance »


Constance BACKHOUSE

Full professor
Faculty of Law
Common Law

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The history of Canadian law relating to sex discrimination, racism and class bias. The criminal justice system. Canadian human rights law.

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BAKHT, Natasha »


Natasha Bakht

Assistant Professor
Associate professor
Faculty of Law
Common Law

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My research interests are in the area of religious freedom as it intersects with women’s equality.   Specific topics include religious arbitration in Canada, the rights of niqab-wearing Muslim women, religious marriage and divorce.  

Other areas of expertise: religious freedom and equality rights

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BEHIELS, Michael D. »


Michael D. Behiels

Emeritus professor
Faculty of Arts
History

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Office: 613-562-5800 (1305)
Home: 613-837-9483
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I am a political, constitutional, intellectual historian who deals with Canadian political and constitutional matters since 1945. I am a specialist in Canadian federalism, federal-provincial relations with a special emphasis on Ottawa-Quebec relations, nationalisms as expressed in Canada, francophone-anglophone relations, and the development of Canada's Francophone minority communities

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DORAN, Marie-Christine »


Marie-Christine Doran

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Assistant professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Political Studies

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I work on the evolution of democracy and governance in Latin America. Themes such as : political changes (turn to the left), violence, justice and human rights, poverty, socio-political and religious movements, political legitimacy, as well as Latin America's relation with other parts of the world are my main areas.

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English and French , Espagnol

ELTIS, Karen »


Karen Eltis

Full Professor
Full professor
Faculty of Law
Civil Law

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Privacy law, constitutional law (Charter), Internet law (new technologies, e-commerce, cybercrime), health law and bioethics, comparative law (U.S. and others), international arbitration.

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FERRON PARAYRE, Audrey »


Assistant professor
Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section

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Office: 613-562-5800 poste 6023
Cell: 514-424-4864
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FOURNIER, Pascale »


Pascale Fournier

Chaire de recherche sur le pluralisme juridique et le droit comparé
Associate professor
Faculty of Law
Civil Law

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Office: 613-562-5800 p.3083
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Human rights; Islam and Judaism in Europe and North America; Children's human rights; Criminal law and cultural diversity; Comparative law of the family.

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GILBERT, Daphne »


Daphne GILBERT

Assistant professor
Faculty of Law
Common Law

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Criminal and constitutional law. Equality rights and freedom of expression (obscenity, pornography and child pornography laws). Comparative constitutional law and the export of Canadian jurisprudential principles to other countries. Criminal law with a focus on laws around sex crimes (polygamy, prostitution, sexual assault, incest, child abuse). Privacy, anonymity, identity in law. Feminism, gender and social justice. American/United States equality and freedom of expression laws.

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GIROUX, Michelle »


Full professor
Faculty of Law
Civil Law

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Office: 613-562-5800 (3243)
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Droit des personnes et de la famille plus particulièrement en ce qui a trait à la garde des enfants et aux nouvelles technologies de la reproduction. Droit médical, plus spécifiquement la bioéthique.

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HECHT, Mark »


Part-time professor
Faculty of Law, Common Law Section
Common Law

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Office: 6137477800
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Mark Erik Hecht is a lawyer, academic and human rights advocate as well as the co-founder of Beyond Borders ECPAT Canada. He is currently legal advisor to the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa and the senior legal counsel to Beyond Borders ECPAT Canada. Prior to his recent appointments, he was a visiting professor at the University of Ottawa and an assistant professor and the access to justice chair at the University of Windsor. Mr. Hecht’s primary research interest is international child law, specifically the role and involvement of the private sector in the commercial sexual exploitation of children.

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IYAKAREMYE, Jean-Bosco »


Part-time professor
Faculty of Law
Civil Law

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Cell: 8192302735
Home: 8197782134
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KIRKUP, Kyle »


Assistant professor
Faculty of Law

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Kyle Kirkup's research explores the role of public law, constitutional law, and criminal law in regulating contemporary norms of gender identity and sexuality. He has written about same-sex marriage, solitary confinement, transgender human rights issues, sex work, and the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure. Follow him on Twitter @kylekirkup.

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LACROIX, Mariève »


Assistant professor
Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section

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Office: 613-562-5800 (3036)
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Ses intérêts de recherche et d’enseignement en droit privé (obligations, personnes et responsabilité civile) et comparé (axe franco-suisse) incluent la recherche fondamentale et certaines dimensions plus pratiques. Professeure Lacroix s'intéresse aussi à l'épistémologie, la méthodologie et la théorie du droit, ainsi qu'à la jurilinguistique.

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MALHOTRA, Ravi »


Assistant professor
Faculty of Law, Common Law Section

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My areas of expertise include disability rights, globalization and labour law. My current doctoral research is about the implications of globalization for workers with disabilities. I have also examined the limitations of John Rawls' theory of equality for people with disabilities in a forthcoming book chapter.

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MANIRAKIZA, Pacifique »


Associate professor
Faculty of Law
Common Law

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Office: 6135625800 ex: 3300
Cell: 6137094698
Home: 8196845106
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Expertise on International Criminal Courts (i.e. ICC), African Union issues, African human rights system; extractive industries in Africa; criminal law in Canada

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English and French , Kirundi, Kinyarwanda, Swahili

MASAELI, Mahmoud »


Replacement Professor
Assistant professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of International Development and Global Studies

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Office: 613-562-5800 (4979)
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Areas of interest and concentration include globalization and global ethics; ethics of global development, dialogical ethics; theories of global justice, and justice as recognition. In addition, he holds a special interest in the esoteric dimension of faith traditions, notably Islamic spirituality, since he believes that these spiritual approaches can potentially complete and strength dialogical perspectives in the lifeworld.

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MCGILL, Jena »


Professor
Assistant professor
Faculty of Law, Common Law Section

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My main fields of research include constitutional law, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (particularly equality), human rights, gender, sexuality and feminist legal thought. I also do targeted work on international human rights norms related to gender and sexuality with a focus on the United Nations system.

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MENDES, Errol »


Errol MENDES

Former Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre
Full professor
Faculty of Law
Common Law

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Office: 613-562-5890
Cell: 613-799-0559
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Globalization, United Nations, foreign policy, international law and human rights,law and policy on anti-terrorism, Constitutional law, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Private and Public Sector governance, including issues relating to accountability, transparency and integrity.

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MONETTE TREMBLAY, Justine »


PhD student
Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section
Women's Studies Institute

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I specialize in international human rights law, with a particular interest in feminist and decolonial theories of law. My doctoral research focuses specifically on truth and reconciliation commissions and the perceptions of victims, including survivors of sexual violence. My broader research interests concern women's experience of armed conflict and their involvement in the transitional justice process. I also teach a course at the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies on the role of law, in Canada and internationally, in the emancipation or oppression of women.

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NAKACHE, DELPHINE »


Associate professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of International Development and Global Studies

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Office: 6135625800, ext: 2647
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Public international law; refugees and displaced persons; migrant workers; citizenship; irregular migration and border control

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OUELLETTE, Robert Falcon »


Associate professor
Faculty of Education

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Cell: 2045100844
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Indigenous education, military, ethics, warrior culture, anthropology, Indigenous education programs, politics, Parliament, Federal politics, MPs, languages, environment, resource extraction.

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PACKER, John »


Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre
Associate professor

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Office: 613-562-5800 (3462)
Cell: 613-854-6889
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International protection of human rights, minorities, inter-ethnic relations and diversity management, conflict, mediation, comparative constitutional law and design.

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PARÉ, Mona »


Mona Paré

Vice-Dean, Research
Associate professor
Faculty of Law
Civil Law

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Office: 613-562-5800 (3253)
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International human rights law, child rights, disability rights, education law

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RATUSHNY, Ed »


Ed Ratushny

professor
Full professor
Faculty of Law
Common Law

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administration of justice including judiciary, constitutional law, administrative boards and tribunals, professional and amateur sports

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ROBITAILLE, David »


Associate professor
Faculty of Law
Civil Law

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Office: 613-562-5800 (2564)
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THERIAULT, Sophie »


Associate professor
Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section
Civil Law

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Office: 613-562-5800 (3914)
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The relationship between the territorial rights of indigenous people and food security, the duty to consult Aboriginal peoples , especially in the context of natural resource extraction on the environmental justice and post , as well as the links between environmental degradation and human rights.

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THIBAULT, Pierre »


Assistant Dean
Support staff member
Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section
Civil Law

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Office: 613-562-5831
Cell: 819-665-5205
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Expert in constitutional law, including Charter of Rights, division of powers and Senate reform., separation of powers, judicial independance

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VELLOSO, Joao »


Assistant professor
Faculty of Law, Common Law Section

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My research focuses on penal policies and use of mixed legal regimes in the governance of deviance and security. Domestically, I work on the uses of criminal law, immigration law and regulatory regimes in the control of protesters, immigration and street gangs. Internationally, I focus on criminal justice in adversarial and inquisitorial systems (more specifically in Brazil, France and Canada). I collaborate with Brazilian colleagues in the areas of politics, criminal justice, policing and security policies.

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English and French , Portuguese