In the field
Fieldwork 101
By Somaya Amiri I have spent the last three weeks supporting the Refugee Law Project's (RLP) rapid research on the state of urban...
July 11, 2022
Queer Activism in Tunisia
Setting the Scene When I was on the plane crossing the ocean from Canada to Tunisia, I reflected on the fact I was...
June 30, 2022
Going North
By Sarah Nixon The views expressed in this blog are my own. Before my placement with Nunavut Legal Aid this past summer, I...
September 10, 2021
The Right to Housing in Canada
By Kazumi Moore The National Housing Strategy Act, 2019 (NHSA) created my office, the Office of the Federal Housing Advocate at the Canadian...
September 3, 2021
Inspiration and New Perspectives: Reflections on My Interviews with Sri Lankan Women Activists
By Taryn Wilkie My internship with the International Centre for Ethnic Studies is now coming to an end, although I still have some...
September 1, 2021
Human Rights and the Importance of Resources Beyond the Law
By Hannah MacLean Reaburn The views expressed in this blog are my own. This summer, I worked remotely with Avocats Sans Frontières Canada...
August 31, 2021
Framing the Issue: Vulnerability or Structural Violence?
By Ellen Spannagel In my role supporting Forum for Human Rights, a Central European legal non-governmental organization focusing on international human rights litigation...
August 30, 2021
Treaty Paradigms
By Bryce Lansdell As mentioned in my prior blog post, apart from working as a teaching assistant for the Indigenous Law Centre’s summer...
August 30, 2021
The Shortcomings of Bulgaria’s Criminal Justice System for Children
Highlighting key issues from BCNL’s “Can Justice in Bulgaria be Child-Friendly? A Contextualized Analysis of the Steps, Safeguards, and the Reluctance in terms...
August 30, 2021
A Case for Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Jamaica
By Mehri Ghazanjani The highlight of my work at the HIV Legal Network was the opportunity to get involved in an ongoing project...
August 29, 2021
Narratives surrounding our “first right” – the democratic right to protest.
By Camila Franco Unless cited, the views expressed in this blog are my own. A memorable event during my internship at the Instituto...
August 27, 2021
Abolition? Defund? Reform? Diverging policy pathways in police governance
By Christoph Ivancic The police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd have set off a flurry of social mobilization calling for the...
August 26, 2021