Penelope Simons
Professor, Faculty of Law · University of Ottawa
Penelope Simons has been engaged in research on corporate human rights accountability for over a decade.
Business and Human Rights Corporate Social Responsibility International Human Rights Law Transnational Corporations Human Rights and International Economic Law
Karen Musalo
Professor of Law, International Law Professorship Chair and Director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: musalok@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4720 / Office 403-100
Refugee Law and Policy Gender Asylum Women's Rights Child Migrant's Rights Gender Justice / Central America
Karen Busby
Professor of Law & Director, Centre for Human Rights Research · University of Manitoba
Karen Busby teaches Constitutional Law, Gender and the Law, Human Rights and Administrative Law
Constitutional Law Human Rights Sexual Violence Assisted Human Reproduction Sex Work and Prostitution Law
Dr Cathy Slack
Lecturer & Research Scientist in Biosciences · Aston University
Dr Cathy Slack is an expert in models of healthy ageing.
Drosophila Genetics Biology Biological Mechanisms of Ageing Ageing Cell Signalling
Mr. Diego Rodriquez-Pinzon
Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law · American University
Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón is Co-Director of the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law
Human Rights Public Policy Law
Muneeza Sheikh
Partner · Levitt LLP
Muneeza Sheikh practices in the area of labour and employment law
Canadian Politics Diversity Engagement in the Workplace Human Rights in Canada Labour Law in Canada Employment Law in Canada
Martha Jackman
Professor, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section · University of Ottawa
Martha Jackman specializes in constitutional law, with a particular focus on issues relating to women and other marginalized groups
Constitutional Law Charter of Rights Women Marginalized Groups Access to Health Care
Ms. Donna Butts
Executive Director · Generations United
Ms. Butts frequently speaks on intergenerational connections, grandparents raising grandchildren and policies effective across the lifespan.
Health and Ageing Intergenerational Connections
Michele Goodwin
Chancellor's Professor of Law · UC Irvine
Chancellor's Professor Michele Goodwin is an internationally renowned scholar, advocate, author, social commentator, and strategist
Constitutional Law Bioethics Civil Rights Reproductive Health Family Law
Karen McCullagh
Lecturer in Law · University of East Anglia
She researches information rights and the laws on data protection and on freedom of information.
Data Management Freedom of Information Act Privacy Law Data Protection Information Rights
Keith J. Hand
Associate Dean for Global Programs, Professor of Law, and Director of the East Asian Legal Studies Program · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: handk@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4803 / Office 378-200
Chinese Law East Asian Legal Systems Contract Law Chinese Culture Human Rights Law
Jamelia Morgan
Associate Professor of Law and Robert D. Glass Scholar · University of Connecticut
Jamelia Morgan is an expert in the development of disability as a legal category and how law shapes disability.
Human Rights Law Women in Prison Solitary Confinement Mass Incarceration Civil Rights
Jula Hughes
Dean · Lakehead University
Professor Hughes researches in the areas of criminal law, comparative constitutional law and judicial ethics
Criminal Law Comparative Constitutional Law Judicial Ethics Labour Law Jurisprudence
Joe Purshouse
Lecturer in Criminal Law · University of East Anglia
Current work addresses the use of facial recognition technology & the likely legal challenges faced by the introduction of this technology.
Socio-Legal Studies Facial Recognition Technology Criminal Law Human Rights Law Criminology
Fred Headon
Assistant General Counsel · Air Canada
For insight on how the legal profession is changing or the latest in labour and employment law , Headon offers world-class insight.
Employment Law Labour Law Labor Law Human Rights Law Privacy
Dr Pam Lowe
Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Policy · Aston University
Pam Lowe researches women’s reproductive and sexual health, with a particular interest in pregnancy, abortion and early parenting.
Women's Sexual Health Pregnancy Abortion Women's Reproductive Health Abortion Protests
Mr. Craig Mokhiber
Chief, Development & Economic & Social Issues Branch (DESIB) · Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)
Craig Mokhiber is a human rights defender, activist, international lawyer, and specialist in human rights law, policy and methodology.
Addressing Inequalities International Development Humanitarian Affairs United Nations Social Issues
Petra Molnar
Lawyer and Researcher · International Human Rights Program, University of Toronto
Refugee and migration issues; technology and human rights; immigration detention; and the relationship between law, society, and culture
Technology and human rights Anthropology of Migration Ethnography and Ethnographic Writing Women's Rights Refugee and Human Rights Issues
Prof. Andrew Byrnes
Professor of International Law and Human Rights · University New South Wales
Andrew Byrnes joined the UNSW Law Faculty as Professor of International Law in May 2005
Combating Ageism Law Public Policy Human Rights
Lori Wilkinson
Professor of Sociology · University of Manitoba
Professor of Sociology, specializing in immigration and refugee studies and survey methods
Research Methods Race and Ethnic Relations Settlement Integration Youth and School-To-Work Transitions