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

Contact Information:

Office: 6137477800
Cell: 6132206362
Home: 6134406623
E-mail: mark.hecht@uottawa.ca
Website

Preferred Method of Contact:

Cell Telephone

Research Information:

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.

Areas of Expertise:

• Child rights
• Corporate social responsibility
• Family law
• Human rights
• International law
• War crimes

Language Preference:

French and English