Human Rights is Like a Prism: My first month interning with a housing advocacy group during a housing crisis
After my first year of law school at McGill, I am often asked what kind of law I am interested in studying. Until now, I have always given the same response—with a wink and a nudge—that I am interested in criminal defense, however, I feel like I am being pulled…
Building into my role at the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan
By Mitch T J'écris ce blog pour décrire mes premières impressions du Saskatoon et mon introduction au travail de Métis Nation - Saskatchewan...
May 28, 2025
Tête-à-Tête with Lawyers for human Rights’ Environmental Rights Department : Understanding what’s at stake with the new Business and Human Rights binding treaty
By Alexandre Darmame Le Cap de Bonne Espérance/ Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. - This is a transcription of an interview realized...
October 17, 2024
Architecture and Apartheid: A Concrete Legacy
The SWAPO Headquarters towers above Katutura. On one side of its roof, a helicopter pad. On the other, a gold-coloured statue of the...
October 1, 2024
The Real Cost of Reparations Delays
In the aftermath of the 2009 stadium massacre, the Guinean courts ordered financial reparations awarding between 200 million to one billion Guinean francs...
September 30, 2024
From Mountain to Metropolis: My Journey in Earth Law
Last week, I had the opportunity to represent Earth Law Center at New York Climate Week, speaking on a panel about the rights...
September 30, 2024
Nathan Penman – The Narratives of Law and Practice
An alternative view of the Palais de justice de Montréal late in the afternoon. Since coming to law school, I have loved studying...
September 30, 2024
Three Disconnected Vignettes from Cambodia
The Highway: I was flying 100/mph per hour down the Cambodian highway. The pink sky had turned a deep blue over the Gulf...
September 26, 2024
Reflecting on my time in Mistissini
In July, I spent 12 days in Mistissini as part of my internship with the Department of Justice and Correctional Services (DOJCS) at...
September 26, 2024
“How was your summer?”
The Ontario Court of Appeal -- Osgoode Hall -- close to where I lived this summer. “How was your summer?”, a professor asks....
September 25, 2024