/maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/3403/all en /maxbellschool/channels/news/uns-new-agenda-protection-international-peace-institute-357329 <p>May 13, 2024 | The United Nations (UN) recently released its Agenda for Protection, a comprehensive document aiming to enhance protection as a collective responsibility across various UN components. It addresses previous shortcomings highlighted by inquiries into UN responses in Myanmar and Sri Lanka. However, it faces challenges due to geopolitical dynamics undermining multilateral action and UN entities’ limited roles in ongoing conflicts. </p> Tue, 14 May 2024 17:56:43 +0000 pinaki.siwach@mcgill.ca 3181 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/quebecs-court-appeal-upholds-bill-21-few-exceptions-cbc-356191 <p>February 29, 2024 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a> speaks on "Breakaway with Alison Brunette" and "Let's Go with Sabrina Marandola" on the upholding of Bill 21 and what the ruling means. The law bans certain employees in the public sector from wearing religious symbols while on the job.</p> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:52:31 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 3149 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/hate-and-harm-rethinking-dignity-dissent-equality-canadian-law-356070 <p>February 27, 2024 | The Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School <a href="https://hrp.law.harvard.edu/hrp-event/hate-and-harm-rethinking-dignity-dissent-equality-in-canadian-law/">hosted a seminar</a> with a focus on the evolution of hate and discriminatory speech. This seminar built upon the foundation laid by the Max Bell School's previous conference in 2022, <a href="/maxbellschool/article/event-recap/humour-hate-harm">"Humour, Hate, and Harm,"</a> which focused on rethinking dignity, equality, and freedom of expression.</p> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:35:31 +0000 keith.baybayon@mcgill.ca 3143 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/do-human-rights-and-rules-based-systems-still-matter-prof-pearl-eliadis-354376 <p><b>Do Human Rights and Rules-Based Systems Still Matter? </b></p> Wed, 17 Jan 2024 15:32:44 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 3124 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/event/housing-human-rights-and-public-health-whats-law-got-do-it-352077 <h2>Housing, Human Rights and Public Health</h2> <h3>What’s Law Got to Do With It?</h3> <p>Friday, November 3, 2023, from 11:00 to 12:30 p.m.</p> <p><b><i>Hybrid - </i></b>2001 ƻ����Ժ College Avenue, Room 1201 (12th floor) or Via ZOOM</p> Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:37:46 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 3088 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/mandate-special-rapporteur-contemporary-forms-slavery-including-its-causes-and-consequences-350485 <p>September 1, 2023 | UN Special Rapporteur Mr. Tomoya Obokata visited Max Bell School of Public Policy to examine issues of contemporary forms of slavery in Canada, including its causes and consequences. During the meeting organized by McConnell Visiting Scholar <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/visiting-professors-and-scholars/olivia-smith">Olivia Smith</a>, the Special Rapporteur met with federal, provincial, and municipal authorities, national human rights bodies, and victims of contemporary forms of slavery.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:14:39 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 3066 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/effects-human-rights-interventions-rights-related-outcomes-iiie-350387 <p>Data about the impact of human rights interventions at a global level are needed to ensure effective policy decision-making.</p> Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:51:02 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 3064 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/max-policy/human-trafficking-and-digital-divide McConnell Visiting Scholar Olivia Smith describes how human traffickers have adopted chat rooms, smartphones, and video surveillance and what policy can do to address this. Wed, 03 May 2023 18:27:02 +0000 Olivia Smith 3012 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/reforming-united-nations-how-canada-can-lead-human-rights-policy-magazine-346083 <p>February 9, 2023 | Following<a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/kevin-page"> Kevin Page's </a>complexity seminar, Elisa Alloul wrote about how the lack of accountability on how gross human rights abusers have joined UN bodies is hurting the UN's legitimacy and credibility. Elisa Alloul is a Master of Public Policy candidate at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at ƻ����Ժ.</p> Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:19:33 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2974 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-appointed-official-language-rights-expert-panel-344920 <p>Max Bell School Associate Professor Pearl Eliadis, has been selected to the Official Language Rights Expert Panel of the federal Government’s Court Challenges Program (CCP).</p> <p>The objective of the CCP is to provide financial support to Canadians to bring before the courts test cases of national significance that aim to clarify and assert certain constitutional and quasi-constitutional official language rights and human rights.</p> Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:18:57 +0000 navneet.pall@mcgill.ca 2953 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/article/event-recap/humour-hate-harm This hybrid half-day conference convened at the Max Bell School of Public Policy on November 25, 2022. Watch the recordings of the panelists and speakers. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 16:50:37 +0000 Max Bell School of Public Policy 2939 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-parental-rights-vs-rights-health-authorities-cbc-news-343537 <p>November 3, 2022 | A Quebec superior court judge has authorized Sainte-Justine Hospital to extubate a 5 year old boy, who has been in a coma breathing with the help of a tube. In this case a young boy drowned and his parents wanted him to have certain medical treatment whereas the hospital said the treatment was not going to work and that the child will never recover.</p> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:59:39 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2929 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/events/past/2022/humour-hate-harm-equality-free-speech-ward <h2 style="text-align:center">Humour, Hate and Harm</h2> <h3 style="text-align:center">Rethinking dignity, equality and freedom of expression after the Supreme Court’s decision in <em>Ward v Quebec</em></h3> <p>In November 2023, Queen’s University’s PKI Global Justice Journal published a special edition on the the Max Bell School of Public Policy conference, <a href="/maxbellschool/events/past-events/2022-past-events/humour-hate-harm-equality-free-speech-ward" target="_blank"><b>Hate, Humour and Harm</b></a> to explore the legal and policy dimensions of what constitutes hate speech and speech that offends human dignity. Freedom of expression and the right to receive opinions and information are fundamental parts of the international human rights framework and are reflected in the constitutions of nation states. The Journal invites readers to consider the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the decision in <i>Ward v Quebec (Commission de droit de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) </i><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscc-csc.lexum.com%2Fscc-csc%2Fscc-csc%2Fen%2Fitem%2F19046%2Findex.do&data=05%7C02%7Cvictoria.weston%40mcgill.ca%7Cb3397efa9bdd4e96871a08dbfc092b7a%7Ccd31967152e74a68afa9fcf8f89f09ea%7C0%7C0%7C638380888529961011%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tqodWzYkGnFzkabFB79D%2BJwvIvtFGgiyikZHvWbNWWs%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><b>2021 SCC 43</b></a><i>)</i> (“<i>Ward”</i>) and its implications for how we use law to craft a public commons that is capable of negotiating the shape of public discourse at the intersection of liberty, equality and human dignity.</p> <div class="two-column-1"> <h2 style="text-align:center"><a class="button--outline" href="/maxbellschool/article/event-recap/humour-hate-harm">WATCH THE PANEL RECORDINGS</a></h2> </div> <div class="two-column-2"> <h2 style="text-align:center"><a class="button--outline" href="https://globaljustice.queenslaw.ca/news/special-issue-humour-hate-and-harm-rethinking-dignity-equality-and-freedom-of-expression-after-the-supreme-court-of-canadas-decision-in-ward-v-quebec-commission-de-droit-de-la-personne-et-des-droits-de-la-jeunesse">READ THE SPECIAL EDITION</a></h2> <p style="text-align:center"> </p> </div> <hr /> <p>The governance of freedom of expression remains one of the most difficult topics today. While freedoms are foundational to democracy, forms of expression that mislead and deceive, that damage reputations, incite hatred, or foment violence and discrimination, all pose direct dangers to people and the democracies that they live in. That is why Canadian and international models of human rights emphasize the interdependence of human rights with no single right or freedom occupying the apex of a hierarchy of rights.</p> <p>This half-day conference (in person and online) will explore the legal and policy dimensions of these tensions following the Supreme Court of Canada’s latest decision on the interactions among freedom of expression, human dignity, and equality law. The Court’s 2021 decision in <a href="https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/19046/index.do" target="_blank">Ward v Quebec</a>, which involved allegations of discrimination against Montreal comedian Mike Ward, reset the boundaries among these values, circumscribing the rights of minorities and of peoples with disabilities, among others.</p> <p>Resolving the tensions among rights also has implications for the forthcoming federal legislation on regulating of online content and safety based on the development of the Court’s understanding of “social harm.”</p> <p>‘Humour, Hate and Harm’ offers a unique opportunity in an intimate setting for students, scholars and the community to discuss these pressing issues of social justice with leaders of Canada’s human rights institutions, as well as prominent constitutional and human rights litigators, academics and anti-racism organizations. Seating is limited to facilitate discussion and virtual attendance is also possible.</p> <p>During the Luncheon remarks, we will have the honour of hearing from Chief Commissioner Marie-Claude Landry whose successful tenure is ending in 2022 and will reflect on the role of human rights commissions and national human rights institutions around the world in creating a culture of human rights and respect for all.</p> <p>The event is hosted by ƻ����Ժ's Max Bell School of Public Policy and ƻ����Ժ’s <a href="/humanrights/" target="_blank">Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism</a> of the Faculty of Law. We are delighted that the <a href="https://reviewcanada.ca/" target="_blank">Literary Review of Canada</a>, Canada‘s journal of ideas, is with us as the event media sponsor.</p> <div> <p style="text-align:center"><img height="300" width="600" class="file-original no-float" src="/maxbellschool/files/maxbellschool/logos_for_website_0.png" alt="" /></p> <hr /> <p> </p> </div> <div> <h2 style="text-align:center"><a name="Speakers"></a>SPEAKERS</h2> <table class="grid zero"> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"> <p style="text-align:center"><img height="160" width="160" style="width: 160px; height: 160px;" class="file-original file-default " src="/maxbellschool/files/maxbellschool/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/pearl_eliadis_0.png?itok=QxYR9Ghq" alt="" /></p> <p style="text-align:center"><a href="#PearlEliadis"><b>Pearl Eliadis</b></a></p> <p style="text-align:center">Event Chair, Associate Professor (Professional), Max Bell School of Public Policy</p> </td> <td> <p style="text-align:center"><img height="160" width="160" class="file-original file-default no-float" src="/maxbellschool/files/maxbellschool/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/stephanie_fournier.png?itok=cgbTgVEa" alt="" /></p> <p style="text-align:center"><a href="#StéphanieFournier"><b>Stéphanie Fournier</b></a></p> <p style="text-align:center">Legal Counsel, Quebec Commission for human rights and youth rights</p> </td> <td> <p style="text-align:center"><img height="160" width="160" class="file-default no-float" src="/maxbellschool/files/maxbellschool/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/pablo_gilabert.png?itok=r3waSPt7" alt="" /></p> <p style="text-align:center"><a href="#PabloGilabert"><b>Pablo Gilabert</b></a></p> <p style="text-align:center">Professor, Philosophy, Concordia University</p> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <p><img height="160" width="160" class="file-default no-float" src="/maxbellschool/files/maxbellschool/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/julius_grey.png?itok=rVTHoGVN" alt="" /></p> <p style="text-align:center"><a href="#JuliusGrey"><strong>Julius Grey</strong></a></p> <p style="text-align:center">Constitutional lawyer, Senior Partner, Grey, Casgrain</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"> <p style="text-align:center"><img file-default="" height="161" /><img height="160" width="160" class="file-default no-float" src="/maxbellschool/files/maxbellschool/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/mohammed_hashim.png?itok=ePoEIPbz" alt="" /></p> <p style="text-align:center"><a href="#MohammedHashim"><b>Mohammed Hashim</b></a></p> <p style="text-align:center">Executive Director of Canadian Race Relations Foundation</p> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <p style="text-align:center"><img height="160" width="160" class="file-default no-float" src="/maxbellschool/files/maxbellschool/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/marie-claude_landry.png?itok=tfIi829S" alt="" /></p> <p style="text-align:center"><a href="#Marie-ClaudeLandry"><b>Marie-Claude Landry</b></a></p> <p style="text-align:center">Chief Commissioner, Canadian Human rights Commission<b> </b></p> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <p style="text-align:center"><img height="164" width="160" class="file-default no-float" src="/maxbellschool/files/maxbellschool/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/img_0294_1.png?itok=tV7HG0aT" alt="" /></p> <p style="text-align:center"><a href="#FoNiemi"><b>Fo Niemi</b></a></p> <p style="text-align:center">Executive Director of the Center for Research-Action on Race Relations</p> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> <p style="text-align:center"><img height="160" width="160" class="file-default no-float" src="/maxbellschool/files/maxbellschool/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/pa_tessier.png?itok=9CpUZeWP" alt="" /><img file-default="" height="160" /></p> <p style="text-align:center"><strong><a href="#PhilippeAndréTessier">Philippe-André Tessier</a></strong></p> <p style="text-align:center">President of the Quebec Human Rights & Youth Rights Commission</p> </td> </tr> </table> <p> Thu, 15 Sep 2022 16:49:48 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 2883 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/legal-experts-fact-check-quebec-ad-campaign-aims-correct-falsehoods-controversial-language-law-cbc-339801 <p>June 3, 2022 | After Bill 96 passed in the Quebec legislature, the government of Quebec published a full-page advertisement in both French and English newspapers to "correct falsehoods" circulating about the law. However, several legal experts - such as Max Bell's <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a> - fact-checked the claims made in the ad in this article for CBC News.</p> Mon, 06 Jun 2022 20:39:52 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 2842 at /maxbellschool /maxbellschool/channels/news/defining-freedom-time-covid-pearl-eliadis-and-nicholas-king-video-337575 <p>February 9, 2022 | ƻ����Ժ Alumni hosted a Made by ƻ����Ժ webcast featuring professors Pearl Eliadis and Nicholas King entitled "Defining freedom in the time of COVID."</p> Fri, 11 Feb 2022 18:16:33 +0000 victoria.weston@mcgill.ca 2779 at /maxbellschool