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The Canadian Partnership for International Justice wins Governor General’s Innovation Award
The Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF) announced today the Canadien Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) is one of the recipients of the height annual Governor General’s Innovation Awards (GGIA). These awards…
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Sosa Orantes case: Canada could end 40 years of impunity
December 7th 2022, Quebec City - Lawyers Without Borders Canada (LWBC), in collaboration with the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ), calls again on the Canadian government to reconsider its…
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Canadian Partnership for International Justice wins SSHRC 2022 Partnership Award
Today, December 1, 2022, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) will present the 2022 Partnership Award to the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) during a televised ceremony…
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CCIL Annual Conference
This year, the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) will provide funding for students to attend the 51st Annual Conference of the Canadian Council on International Law (CCIL). The event, themed "Solidarity…
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Victim of a massacre; the Canadian government ignores his call for help
May 30, 2022, Ottawa - The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, David Lametti, today refused to meet with Ramiro Osorio Cristales, one of the only survivors of…
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2022 Katia-Boustany Conference «Faire et quitter son nid: retour vers le futur du droit international pénal et humanitaire»
On February 22, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the SQDI's 2022 Katia-Boustany Conferene invites you to travel back in time with professors William A. Schabas and Eric David!…
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Antigua and Barbuda and Tuvalu to seek Justice for Climate Change damage before International Courts
Embassy of Antigua and Barbuda - Press Release Edinburgh, October 31st, 2021… The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda – current Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) – and the Prime…
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Changing Canada’s Extradition Laws: The Halifax Colloquium’s Proposals for Law Reform
The report released in October 2021 states the Canadian process for sending people to face prosecution and incarceration abroad is riddled with shortcomings that make the system inherently unjust. The…
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Professor Fannie Lafontaine takes honors in Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers
Professor Fannie Lafontaine, a full professor at the Faculty of Law of Université Laval, chair of the Canada Research Chair in International Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Director of the…
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Intership Opening at ASFC
Avocats sans frontières Canada (ASFC) est à la recherche d’une personne engagée, dynamique et ouverte sur le monde qui veut contribuer à faire de l’accès à la justice un moyen…
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International Justice and Victims’ Rights Summer School
May 24 to June 11, 2021 Distance course What? The International Justice and Victims' Rights summer school will bring together internationally renowned experts, and human rights organizations in order to…
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CPIJ Publishes an Expert Commentary on the Al Hassan Case
10 July 2020 – On 14 July 2020, the trial of Al Hassan Ag Abdul Aziz (Al Hassan) will begin before the International Criminal Court, marking a major step in the fight against impunity…
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Remembering David Petrasek
It is with immense sadness that we have heard of the passing of CPIJ co-researcher David Petrasek this week, following his battle with cancer. David was an esteemed colleague and…
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Student Projects: Funding Available
Student training is important for the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ). This is why CPIJ notably funds students to take part each year in the Assembly of State Parties…
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Assembly of State Parties to the International Criminal Court: Call for applications
Each year between 2016 and 2021, the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) sets up and funds a delegation of Canadian students, headed by academics and practitioners from various academic…
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2020 International Justice and Victims’ Rights Summer School
June 1 to 6, 2020 What? The International Justice and Victims' Rights summer school will bring together internationally renowned experts, and human rights organizations in order to discuss and reflect…
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The Canadian Partnership for International Justice is attending the 18th Assembly of State Parties to the International Criminal Court
25 November 2019 – For the fourth year in a row, the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) is represented at the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the International Criminal Court (ICC) by…
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CPIJ funds student Steve Tiwa Fomekong’s project
November 2019 – This spring, the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) launched its new funding program for student projects. This program aims to encourage and support students in their projects related to CPIJ’s research…
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Prof. Joanna Harrington wins national award for publication on the UN Security Council
By: University of Alberta Faculty of Law Professor Joanna Harrington has won a national award for a scholarly paper about reforming the way the UN Security Council makes decisions. The…
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The PKI Global Justice Journal moves to Queen’s University
September 2019 – The Philippe Kirsch Institute’s (PKI’s) Global Justice Journal has been launched at Queen’s University. Spearheaded by its co-editors-in-chief, CPIJ co-researcher Sharry Aiken and James Henry, the Journal critically…
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Students: Apply for Funding to Attend the CCIL Conference
This year, the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) will provide funding for students to attend the 48th Annual Conference of the Canadian Council on International Law (CCIL). The event, themed “Diversity and International…
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Lost in the SNC-Lavalin controversy are the Libyan victims
Joanna Harrington | Policy Options | 21 August 2019 | Any financial penalties would be paid in Quebec. But prosecutors need to find a way to provide redress for the…
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The Partnership funds 4 student projects
June 2019 – This spring, the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) launched its new funding program for student projects. This program aims to encourage and support students in their…
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CPIJ Members Contribute to National Inquiry into MMIWG’s Legal Analysis on genocide
5 June 2019 – On Monday, the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) was made public at an official ceremony held in…
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101 experts including CPIJ members sign an open letter supporting Bill C-262
May 8, 2019 – On Monday, a group of 101 experts including 15 members of the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) sent an open letter to the Senate to demonstrate…
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Three students receive funding to attend the Siracusa Institute Specialization Course in ICL
April 2019 – On 11 April 2019, CPIJ’s Scholarship and Student Funding Committee proceeded to the selection of three students who will receive funding to attend the Siracusa International Institute for…
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The Partnership Chairs reappointed
April 2019 – On 11 April 2019, the Partnership’s Governance Committee held a regular meeting. At this occasion, Partnership’s co-researchers and current Axis Chairs – namely Valerie Oosterveld (Axis 1),…
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CPIJ welcomes Sharry Aiken and Joseph Rikhof
The Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) is pleased to announce the addition of Profs. Sharry Aiken and Joseph Rikhof in its project team, respectively as a Co-Researcher and as a…
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Fannie Lafontaine and François Larocque publish a collective work in honor of Louise Arbour
CPIJ members Fannie Lafontaine (Université Laval) and François Larocque (Université d’Ottawa) publish a collective work in honour of Louise Arbour at Intersentia, titled "Doing Peace the Rights Way – Essays in…
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SNC-Lavalin case shows why we should review foreign corruption laws
Joanna Harrington | The Conversation 26 February 2019 - The controversy in Canada involving Québec-based corporate giant SNC-Lavalin highlights the need for a parliamentary review of the legal scheme for…
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CPIJ Co-Researchers Payam Akhavan and Frédéric Mégret promoted Full Professors
25 february 2019 - The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Payam Akhavan and Professor Frédéric Mégret have been promoted to the rank of Full Professor, effective 1 March 2019.…
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Offre d’emploi – Chargé.e de projets en justice internationale
26 février 2019 - Le Partenariat canadien pour la justice internationale, la Chaire de recherche sur la justice internationale pénale et les droits fondamentaux et la Clinique de droit international pénal et…
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Student Projects: Funding Available
Student training is important for the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ). This is why CPIJ notably funds students to take part each year in the Assembly of State Parties…
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18th Assembly of State Parties to the International Criminal Court: Call for applications
Each year between 2016 and 2021, the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) sets up and funds a delegation of Canadian students, headed by academics and practitioners from various academic…
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International Justice and Victims’ Rights Summer School
The School The International Justice and Victims' Rights summer school brings together internationally renowned experts, and human rights organizations in order to discuss and reflect on issues surrounding victims’ rights…
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The Nevsun case is heard before the Supreme Court of Canada
January 2019 – On 23 January 2019, co-researchers of the Canadian Partnership for International Justice intervened before the Supreme Court of Canada during the hearing of the Nevsun case. This groundbreaking case…
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Lawyers Without Borders Canada Organizes an Event on the Fight against Impunity in Mali
CPIJ Co-Researcher Janine Lespérance and Abdoulaye Doucouré. (Photo by Catherine Savard) 5 December 2018 – On this first day of the 17th Assembly of State Parties (ASP) to the International Criminal Court…
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The Canadian Partnership for International Justice is attending the 17th Assembly of State Parties to the International Criminal Court
3 December 2018 – For the third year in a row, the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) is represented at the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the International Criminal…
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Penelope Simons on getting companies to respect human rights
Yves Faguy | CBA National This week, the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) published its 2018 report, concluding that most of the 100 companies reviewed are failing to live up…
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News Release – Canadian Human Rights Commission welcomes new part-time Commissioner
Press release of the Canadian Human Rights Commission November 22, 2018 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Human Rights Commission The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) is pleased to announce the…
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Acknowledgement of 8 students who collaborated with CPIJ Co-Researcher François Larocque
We would like to acknowledge the following students who have collaborated with Professor François Larocque at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, Common Law Section in his research under…
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Registration for Lawyers Without Borders Canada’s Annual Forum is now open
9 November 2018 –The Annual Forum of Lawyers Without Borders Canada (LWBC), whose theme this year is “Human Rights, economic activities and indigenous peoples, comparative perspective” will take place on…
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Results of the Canada-Wide Blog Contest: the Future of International Criminal Justice
5 November 2018 - The Canadian Partnership for International Justice, the Canada Research Chair on International Criminal Justice and Human Rights, and the International Criminal and Humanitarian Law Clinic are happy…
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CPIJ organizes a panel on the Rohingya at the 47th CCIL Conference
31 October 2018 – The Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) hosts a panel at the 47th Annual Conference of the Canadian Council of International Law (CCIL). Titled “The Role of…
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Prof. Penelope Simons Hires 6 Research Assistants
Welcome back to Melisa Handl, Joshua Ng, Chris Plecash and Ariel Wheway who are continuing their work as research assistants for Professor Penelope Simons at the Faculty of Law at…
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Prof. Joanna Harrington Hires 3 Research Assistants
We wish to give a warm welcome to Megan Ferguson, Kathleen Renaud and Daniel Waring, who are joining the CPIJ as research assistants to Professor Joanna Harrington at the Faculty…
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CPIJ Co-Researcher Penelope Simons Receives the 2018 Walter S. Tarnopolsky Award
CPIJ Co-Researcher Penelope Simons 26 October 2018 – CPIJ Co-Researcher Penelope Simons is the recipient of the 2018 Walter S. Tarnopolsky Award. The International Commission of Jurists, who awards this prize,…
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CPIJ funds the attendance of 9 students to the 47th CCIL Conference
22 October 2018 – The Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) will fund the attendance of 9 students to the 47thConference of the Canadian Council on International Law (CCIL), which will…
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CPIJ Co-Researcher Julia Grignon receives prestigious Paul Reuters Prize on International Humanitarian Law
18 October 2018 – CPIJ Co-Researcher Julia Grignon received yesterday the prestigious Paul Reuters Prize on International Humanitarian Law (IHL). This award was granted to crown her doctoral thesis named “L’applicabilité…
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Be Featured on CPIJ’s Website
Student training is an important goal of the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ), as shown by the multiple activities we organize and fund. This is why CPIJ develops new…
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Murdered Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres Deserves Open Justice
Cáceres' assassination in 2016 was one in over 130 targeted killings of environmental defenders in Honduras since the 2009 coup d'état By Amanda Ghahremani and Leah Gardner | The HuffPost…
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Neighbors Refer Venezuela to Criminal Court in ‘Historic’ Rebuke
By Ernesto Londoño and Marlise Simons | The New York Times President Nicolás Maduro, center, in Caracas this week. The crisis in Venezuela “demands collective action,” the president of Peru said. (Photo Miraflores…
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A chance at justice for the Rohingya?
Following Canada’s declaration that crimes against the Rohingya constitute ‘genocide,’ Payam Akhavan asks: Do the refugee camps in Bangladesh hold the key to prosecutions by the International Criminal Court? By Payam…
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Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court?
By Eleanor Beevor | Al Bawaba News US National Security Adviser John Bolton listens as President Donald Trump (not seen) speaks on April 13, 2018 at the White House in Washington, DC.…
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The ICC Prosecutor is opening a Preliminary Examination on the Rohingya situation
19 September 2018 – On Monday, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced it will open a preliminary examination concerning the alleged deportation of the…
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Al Bashir Case: CPIJ Co-Researcher Darryl Robinson presented observations before the ICC
Darryl Robinson at the hearing 12 September 2018 – CPIJ Co-Researcher Darryl Robinson was yesterday before the International Criminal Court (ICC) to orally present Amici Curiae observations on controversial questions arising…
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A plan for South Africa to stay in the ICC
By Navi Pillay, Richard Goldstone, and Mark Kersten | Mail & Guardian Almost two years after first announcing its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), it remains unclear whether…
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The ICC has jurisdiction over the alleged deportation of the Rohingya people
Today, the Pre-trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) ruled on the Prosecutor’s request regarding jurisdiction on the deportation of Royingha people from Myanmar to Bangladesh. This ruling…
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Edmonton man appeals extradition to U.S. on terrorism charges
By Andrea Huncar | CBC News Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi's lawyer filed a notice of appeal on June 27. (Court exhibit) A Canadian man accused of providing financial support to…
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20 years ago, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court was adopted
17 July 2018 – Exactly 20 years ago, the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was adopted in Rome by a conference of 160 States. It is to mark…
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CPIJ holds its first General Assembly with two guests of honour
The first General Assembly of the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) was held in Montreal on 11 June 2018. Besides fruitfully brainstorming on the Partnership’s development, CPIJ had the…
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A group of experts including CPIJ members submitted an Amici Curiae to the ICC on the Al Bashir case
June 2018– On 18 June 2018, a group of experts including members of the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) submitted Amici Curiae observations to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on…
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CPIJ Co-Director Fannie Lafontaine Discusses her Role as an Independant Observer, the G7 and the Rohingya at Midi-Info
Fannie Lafontaine July 2018– On July 2 2018, the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) Co-Director Fannie Lafontaine was interviewed by journalist Manon Globensky on Radio-Canada, during the Midi-info radio…
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Penelope Simons contributed to the OHCHR’s Accountability and Remedy Project
June 2018 – CPIJ Researcher Penelope Simons led the Canadian research contribution to the second phase of the UN High Commissioner for Human Right’s Accountability and Remedy Project. This project…
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CPIJ members submit Amici Curiae to the ICC concerning the Rohingya situation
June 2018 – On 18 June 2018, members of the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) submitted Amici Curiae observations to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on legal issues arising from the…
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A Canadian First: François Larocque is Awarded the Canadian Francophonie Research Chair in Language Rights
June 2018– On 19 June 2018, the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) co-researcher François Larocque was awarded the Canadian Francophonie Research Chair in Language Rights at the University of…
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Joanna Harrington receives annual CALT prize for contributions to teaching and research
June 2018 – CPIJ co-researcher Joanna Harrington was awarded the 2018 Canadian Association of Law Teachers (CALT) Prize for Academic Excellence. The price is given to honour exceptional contributions to research…
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International Justice and Victim’s Rights Summer School: spotlight on an eventful week
June 2018 – The first edition of the International Justice and Victim’s Rights Summer School, organized by the Canadian Partnership on International Justice (CPIJ) was a success. Held from June 4…
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CPIJ expert meeting on the collaboration in the prosecution of international crimes: four blogposts will be published
31 May 2018– Following the expert meeting organized by the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) on the collaboration between national prosecuting authorities (NPAs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), a series…
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Members of the Partnership will intervene as Amici Curiae before the International Criminal Court concerning the Rohingya situation
May 31, 2018– Members of the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) were granted leave by Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to submit observations as Amici…
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Members of the Partnership will intervene as Amici Curiæ before the International Criminal Court in the Al Bashir case
May 21, 2018 – A group of experts including members of the Canadian Partnership for International Justice were granted leave to submit observations on complicated and controversial questions about the immunity…
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Canada’s Presidency of the G7: CPIJ Submitted Recommendations to Advance Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
April 2018 – The Canadian Partnership for International Justice recently submitted a note to Ambassador Isabelle Hudon, Co-President of the Gender Equality Advisory Council for Canada’s G7 Presidency, to provide…
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Canada-Wide Blog Contest: The Future of International Criminal Justice
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute, the Canada Research Chair on International Criminal Justice and Human Rights, the International Criminal and Humanitarian Law Clinic and the Canadian Partnership for…
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Call for Applications: Scholarship to Attend the International Justice and Victims’ Rights Summer School
Three $ 2,000 scholarships (Masters and Ph.D. students) Purpose of the scholarship The Canadian Partnership for International Justice is offering three $ 2,000 scholarships to graduate students from developing countries…
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Prosecution of international crimes: an expert meeting with 27 worldwide experts will take place this week in Ottawa
Ottawa, March 14th, 2018 – The expert meeting “Prosecuting International Crimes: Expert Meeting on the Collaboration between National Prosecuting Authorities (NPAs) and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)” will be held on March…
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PKI Global Justice Journal Calls for Contributions!
February 2018 – The PKI Global Justice Journal is currently inviting submissions to the Journal on various subjects related to international, transitional and transnational justice. Over the last five months, the newly-established…
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Commemorations of the 20th Anniversary of the Rome Statute in the Hague: Co-Researcher Darryl Robinson Participated
February 2018 – The Partnership participated in the launch of commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute in the Hague, the Netherlands. The event took place on February…
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“Justice Must be Done!” Lawyers Without Borders Canada Unveils the Results of a Consultation on the Needs, Perceptions and Expectations of Victims of the Armed Conflict in Mali
2018 – Within the framework of the project Justice, Prevention and Reconciliation for Women, Minors and Other Persons Affected by the Malian Crisis (JUPREC), Lawyers Without Borders Canada made public a…
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Battleground Metropolis: The 2018 Edmonton IHL Conference
Partnership co-researcher Joanna Harrington will be part of a conference co-organized with the Canadian Red Cross examining the changing nature of warfare, the movement of battles into the cities, with…
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Spotlight on the Partnership’s Attendance to the 16th Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court
The 16th Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the International Criminal Court (ICC), to which the Canadian Partnership for International Justice attended, is already over. Summary of two eventful weeks.…
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Participate to the International Justice and Victims’ Rights Summer School!
The Canadian Partnership for International Justice organizes the International Justice and Victims' Rights summer school, which will be held in Montreal from June 4 to June 9 2018. This event…
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Launch of Lexsitus, New Service Created by CILRAP
January 30, 2018 – Today was launched Lexsitus, a new service created by CILRAP. It is designed to help law practitioners and students with the learning of and the work with…
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The Wong v. HMQ Case, on Which Students from the uOttawa Clinic Worked, is Heard by the Supreme Court
November 2017 – Students from the University of Ottawa Clinic provided legal research and analysis in support of Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL)’s intervention in Wong v. HMQ, which…
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SGBV in Sierra Leone: Valerie Oosterveld organized an event moderated by Fannie Lafontaine
December 2017 – Today, December 13 2017, the co-searcher Valerie Oosterveld organized a side event in the context of the Assembly of State Parties to the International Criminal Court. The…
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Lawyers Without Borders Canada Organizes an Event on the Challenges of the Colombian Peace Process
December 2017 – On December 12 this year, Lawyers Without Borders Canada organized his second side event in the context of the 16th Assembly of State Parties to the International…
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Lawyers Without Borders Canada Organizes an Event on the Fight Against Impunity in Mali
December 2017 – On December 11 this year, Lawyers Without Borders Canada organized jointly with the International Federation for Human Rights (IFHR) a side event in the context of the…
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Launch of the Gender Justice Legacy Wall: Prof. Valerie Oosterveld is Honoured
December 7, 2017 – In the context of the 2017 celebrations for the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and of the upcoming 20th anniversary…
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UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights Consultation on Gender and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
November 2017 - CPIJ Researcher Penelope Simons (Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa) presented at a multi-stakeholder consultation on “The Gender Lens to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and…
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The Canadian Partnership for International Justice is attending the 16th Assembly of States Parties
December 4, 2017 - For the second year in a row, the Canadian Partnership for International Justice is represented at the 16th Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the International…
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The Refugee Hub Launched A New Clinical Course At the uOttawa Faculty of Law
Fall 2017 – With support from the Strengthening Justice for International Crimes (SJIC) Partnership Grant, the Refugee Hub launched a new clinical course at the uOttawa faculty of law in…
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Appeal Court Confirms Slave Labour Lawsuit Against Canadian Mining Company Can go to Trial
November 24, 2017 - British Columbia’s highest court today rejected an appeal by Vancouver-based Nevsun Resources Limited (TSX: NSU / NYSE MKT: NSU) that sought to dismiss a lawsuit brought by…
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Sentencing of Mladić – Members of the Partnership are interviewed
November 2017 - Many Partnership members were interviewed concerning the Mladić judgement, which was rendered yesterday (November 22 2017). It is the ICTY's last judgement, sentencing to life Ratko Mladić, a…
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CPIJ funds the attendance of 6 students to the 45th CCIL Conference
The Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) will fund the attendance of 6 students to the 45th Conference of the Canadian Council on International Law (CCIL), which will be held in Ottawa on November 3-5, 2016.…
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