Archives: JurisTalk

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Nov. 25 | JurisTalk seminar with Prof. Raeesi

The Criminalization and legal consequences of Apostasy in Islam:Legal commentary on Iranian Criminal Law with Prof. Hossein Raeesi  (Visiting Scholar, SAR Network) Based on his recent research, combined with over 20 years practicing as a Criminal and Human Rights lawyer in Iran – a Muslim-majority country – Professor Raeesi will explore... More

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Nov. 6| JurisTalk with Dr. Trish Luker

Join us for our upcoming JurisTalk seminar, ‘Animating the Archive: Artefacts of Law’, on Friday, November 6th with guest speaker, Dr. Trish Luker! In this paper, Dr. Luker investigates the notion of law’s counter-archive through a reflection on the materiality of archival sources and the significance of this objective status when such... More

Monday, September 14, 2015

Oct. 1 | JurisTalk with Dr. Trish Salah

Join us for the first JurisTalk seminar of the Fall term, with guest speaker Dr. Trish Salah (Queen’s University). In a moment of unprecedented transgender visibility, dominant representations of transsexuals remains haunted by narratives of pathology and images of criminality and violence. The lived experience of transsexuals remain similarly... More

Friday, February 20, 2015

March 3 | JurisTalk with Prof. Angela Cameron

Join us on March 3, 2015 for a JurisTalk seminar with Prof. Angela Cameron -- 'Sperm Donation in Ontario: An Empirical Study'! This presentation shares the results of an empirical study conducted by Angela Cameron and Vanessa Gruben on the use of donated sperm in the creation of families. The study examines the current legal approaches... More

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

January 23 | JurisTalk: Women’s Activism for Peace… with Julienne Lusenge

Hear first-hand how women in Eastern DRC are mobilizing to stop rape and bring peace to their communities as well as concrete recommendations to the international community on how to best support the women. With Julienne Lusenge, President of SOFEPADI, Founder of the Congolese Women’s Fund, and advisory committee member for the International... More

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Jan. 22 | JurisTalk with Nadine Blumer

"From the Margins to the Centre of Holocaust Studies: Commemoration and Reconciliation Politics of the Nazi Genocide of the Roma" with Nadine Blumer This presentation charts the biography of the Roma Holocaust Memorial, prior to and since inauguration. A brief introduction will provide a historical overview of the Nazi genocide of the Roma, and... More

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